behaviorism

Swedish translation: behaviorism

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English term or phrase:	behaviorism
Swedish translation:	behaviorism

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13:33 Nov 26, 2008

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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
Additional field(s): Psychology, Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

English term or phrase: behaviorism

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A psychological theory that claims all mental states can be reduced to statements of observable behaviors. In learning theory, the claim is all learning is based on a stimulus-response relationship.

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Behaviorism, along with applied linguistics, which developed detailed descriptions of the differences between languages, had a great influence on language teaching. TESL HISTORY
In behaviorism the teacher is the main focus of the class and all the students must often follow the directions exactly as they are given. Articlebase
In education, advocates of behaviorism have effectively adopted this system of rewards and punishments in their classrooms by rewarding desired behaviors and punishing inappropriate ones. Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, University of Georgia

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behaviorism

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Riktning i 1900-talets psykologi enligt vilken tankar, känslor, motiv, värderingar osv är oåtkomliga för vetenskaplig forskning och att därför endast beteenden kan bli föremål för sådan.

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Definition from Natur och kulturs Psykologilexikon:
Riktning i 1900-talets psykologi enligt vilken tankar, känslor, motiv, värderingar osv är oåtkomliga för vetenskaplig forskning och att därför endast beteenden kan bli föremål för sådan.

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Den främste företrädaren för behaviorismen under 1950- och 60-talen var B F Skinner (1904-1990) - Natur och kulturs Psykologilexikon

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