CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LEARNING THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ivan Pavlov and B.F. Skinner developed important behavioral theories that can be applied in the classroom.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pavlov paired stimulus with response to shape behavior, known as classical conditioning. Skinner developed operant conditioning-that is, how the consequences of a behavior increase or decrease the likelihood that the behavior will happen again.

Detailed explanation-2: -Teachers want to see students behave in certain ways and understand the class’s rules and routines, and they use positive rewards or negative consequences to increase the desired actions while decreasing unwanted ones. These ideas about human motivation form the foundation of B. F. Skinner’s reinforcement theory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ivan Pavlov Pavlov’s research is regarded as the first to explore the theory of classical conditioning: that stimuli cause responses and that the brain can associate stimuli together to learn new responses.

Detailed explanation-4: -B. F. Skinner was one of the most influential of American psychologists. A behaviorist, he developed the theory of operant conditioning–the idea that behavior is determined by its consequences, be they reinforcements or punishments, which make it more or less likely that the behavior will occur again.

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