behaviorism

A systematic approach to psychology based on understanding the behavior of humans and other animals

Entitylearning theory school of thoughtQ168338

Also known as behaviourism

Instance of: learning theory
, school of thought
Subclass of: research
Part of: psychological terminology

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Behaviorism is a systematic approach to understanding the behavior of humans and other animals. It assumes that behavior is either a reflex elicited by the pairing of certain antecedent stimuli in the environment, or a consequence of that individual's history, including especially reinforcement and punishment contingencies, together with the individual's current motivational state and controlling stimuli. Although behaviorists generally accept the important role of heredity in determining behavior, deriving from Skinner's two levels of selection, they focus primarily on environmental events. The cognitive revolution of the late 20th century largely replaced behaviorism as an explanatory theory with cognitive psychology, which, unlike behaviorism, views internal mental states as explanations for observable behavior.

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Different from: behavioralism
Facet of: classical conditioning object named as: conditioned response

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