The year 2004 marks the centenary of B. F. Skinner’s birth. I doubt that most members of the American Psychological Society (and even a smaller proportion of all psychologists) will pay much attention ...

My recent article, "Behavior Modification Is Everywhere: Why Education Can’t Afford to Pretend Otherwise," sparked thoughtful, even passionate, comments from readers. These responses highlighted ...

To appreciate how social learning theory and behaviorism differ, it’s essential to look at their origins. Behaviorism, developed in the early 20th century, primarily focuses on observable behaviors.

Behaviorism, as a scientific explanation for the mind, attempts to explain human behavior as caused by innumerable iterations of simple physical events. B. F. Skinner (1904-1990), a key behaviorist ...

Behaviorism is a discipline in psychology that suggests that all human and animal behavior is conditioned through interaction with the environment. It systematically studies the observable behavior of ...

Behaviorism was born from research done by Ivan Pavlov in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Pavlov’s research into animal digestion led to the recognition that the animals that were being ...