CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Skinner’s ABCs of Behaviorism Skinner’s theory of learning says that a person is first exposed to a stimulus, which elicits a response, and the response is then reinforced (stimulus, response, reinforcement). This, ultimately, is what conditions our behaviors.

Detailed explanation-2: -He believed that people learn in two ways: by striving for positive things and by avoiding negative things. Skinner’s theory works particularly well for behavioral modification, which is a program meant to change someone’s behavior. It works less well in terms of learning whether students understand material or not.

Detailed explanation-3: -Skinner is based upon the idea that learning is a function of change in overt behavior. Changes in behavior are the result of an individual’s response to events (stimuli) that occur in the environment. A response produces a consequence such as defining a word, hitting a ball, or solving a math problem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Strengths of Behaviorism It allows the learner to focus on one goal. It provides clear predictions about the behavior of learners under certain conditions like reinforcement or punishment. It sates the specific and objective outcomes for learning. It emphasizes objective measurement.