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Learning Theory - Behaviorism - ✔✔learning is viewed through change in behavior and the
stimuli in the external environment are the locus of learning; change the external environment
and change behavior
Learning Theory - Cognitive Theory - ✔✔learning is viewed through internal mental processes
(insight, information processing, memory, perception) and the locus of learning is internal
cognitive structures; develop opportunities to foster capacity and skills to improve learning
,Learning Theory - Humanism - ✔✔learning is viewed as a person's activities aimed at reaching
his or her full potential, and the locus of learning is in meeting cognitive and other needs;
develop the whole person
Learning Theory - Social Theory - ✔✔learning is obtained between people and their
environment--their interactions and observations in social contexts; establish opportunities
for conversation and participation
Respondent Behavior (Behaviorism) - ✔✔involuntary behavior (anxiety, sexual response) that
is automatically elicited by certain behavior. A stimulus elicits a response.
Operant Behavior (Behaviorism) - ✔✔voluntary behavior (walking, talking) that is controlled
by its consequences in the environment
Classical Conditioning - ✔✔learning to associate an involuntary response and a
stimulus (Pavlov's dogs develop the expectation that they will be fed when a bell rings)
Operant Conditioning - ✔✔learning to associate a voluntary response with a consequence
(Skinner's rats develop the expectation that they will get food by pressing a lever)
,Best known applications of behavior modification - ✔✔sexual dysfunction, phobic disorders,
compulsive behaviors (overeating, smoking), and training for people with intellectual disabilities
or Autism Spectrum Disorder
Behavioral theories suggest that personality is a result of... - ✔✔interaction between
the individual and the environment
Behavioral theories focus on... - ✔✔observable and measurable behaviors rather than
internal thoughts and feelings
advantages of client self-monitoring (Behaviorism) - ✔✔inexpensive, practical, therapeutic
disadvantages of client self-monitoring (Behaviorism) - ✔✔clients collecting
inadequate/inaccurate information or resisting to collect any at all
Positive Reinforcement (Operant Technique) - ✔✔increases probability that behavior will occur:
praise, giving tokens, or otherwise rewarding positive behavior
, Negative Reinforcement (Operant Technique) - ✔✔behavior increases because
a negative/aversive stimulus is removed (i.e., remove shock)
Positive Punishment (Operant Technique) - ✔✔presentation of undesirable stimulus following
a behavior for the purpose of decreasing or eliminating that behavior (i.e., spanking)
Negative Punishment (Operant Technique) - ✔✔removal of a desirable stimulus following
a behavior for the purpose of decreasing or eliminating that behavior (i.e., time out)
Aversion Therapy - ✔✔behavioral treatment aimed at reducing the attractiveness of a stimulus or
behavior by pairing it with an aversive stimulus (i.e., treating alcoholism with Antabuse)
Biofeedback - ✔✔behavior training program that teaches a person how to control certain
functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, and muscle tension; often used
for ADHD and Anxiety Disorders
Extinction - ✔✔withholding a reinforcer that normally follows a behavior; behavior that fails
to produce reinforcement will eventually cease
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