Behaviorism is a philosophy that everything organisms do is called a "behavior" and psychological disorders are treated by modifying the environment and changing behavior patterns. Ivan Pavlov conducted experiments with dogs where he conditioned them to drool when they heard a bell by ringing the bell when presenting food, demonstrating classic conditioning. According to behaviorists, people and animals learn behaviors through systems of rewards and punishment, and people are conditioned over time based on both positive and negative reinforcements they receive.

1. Behaviorism
{ By Jessica Hudlow

2. What?
Who?
How?
My Classroom

3. • A philosophy that everything organisms do
is called a “Behavior”
• Philological disorders are treated by
modifying the environment and changing
behavior patterns.

4. • According to behaviorists animals and people learn to
behave through a system of rewards and punishment.
• People are conditioned to act the way they do after
years of “rewards” both positive and negative.
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5. • Born Sept. 26, 1849
• Won Nobel in Medicine
• Born and died in Russia
• Originally Worked with nerves
and reflexes

6. • Experienced with dogs, conditioned them to drool when they
hear a bell
• When he brought food forward they drooled, then he rang a
bell when they did.
• Soon the dogs associated the bell with food making them
drool.
• This process of behaviorism is called CLASSIC
CONDITIONING
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7. • Teachers can use this to “reward” students
using good behavior
• Teachers can also condition negative
behavior via punishment.

8. • Students yearn for attention and praise so they will
want to do things that get them “rewards”.
• Students mimic actions that they see other kids doing
that gets them rewards
• Students will see negative consequences and will
refrain from doing them
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9. • Ill give praise when a child answers an answer correctly.
• Gold Stars for completed homework, 30 stars= prize
• Negative behavior means loss of stars
• Continued bad behavior is a note home to the parent
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