Articles related to "Behaviorism"

Ideas and brief biography of John Watson, American psychologist who championed objective psychology in his behaviorism.

B.F. Skinner is dead. But his ideas about learning (including aversion therapy) still have a lot of influence. This story from New York shows just how much...

Although most psychologists nowadays believe language to be unique to humans, others dispute the fact, claiming that there are no differences between animals and humans.

The study of human behavior played a prominent role in the success of business in the early 20th century and continues to foster commercialized enterprises today.

When poor behavior interferes with student learning, identify the desirable replacement behavior, then apply extinction and reinforcement principles for quick results.

As Carl Rogers pointed out, one of the defining tenets of client-centered therapy is the belief that an individual can make his or her own choices.

Psychologists like David Buss, Leda Cosmides, and John Tooby looked to evolution as an explanation for human behavior. This began the field of evolutionary psychology.

Languages are governed by grammatical rules. Linguist Noam Chomsky thinks the human brain is set up to understand these rules, a departure from behaviorist theory.

The most common definition of education is the process of bringing together cognitive, emotional and environmental influences in the process of acquiring knowledge.

Most therapists now adhere to three modern methods: Brief Therapies, the Common Factors approach, and Eclectic techniques.

A more peaceful future can be acheived through patience by teaching youth to deal with conflict in nonviolent ways.

A key problem to Darwin's theory of evolution was the existence of altruism. Early scholars sought to understand how selfless helping could have evolved.