Behaviorist Theory

Behaviorist Theory

This particular theory simply states that a child's behavior and development is shaped by their environment, or experience. Children are born with certain traits and learning abilities but parents and teachers play a major role in the way a child will learn. I personally align myself with the Behaviorist theory because I agree with every single idea. I believe humans constantly learn from others in their surrounding area. No one comes on Earth knowing every single thing. As young children their environment, like where they reside and their role models, such as parents and teachers will always shape their way of learning and communicating throughout life.
There are three main theorists that focus on the Behaviorist Theory. They are:

I. John B. Watson : he believed everything we learn is just observable behavior ; he also introduced classical conditioning
II.  B. F. Skinner : operant conditioning : states a child will do something more when they know they will be positively rewarded.
III. Albert Bandura : social learning theory : states humans learn new behaviors by repeating what they see around them ; when they observe these behaviors being positively rewarded they will also repeat the behaviors more often.

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