Comparison among theorists
Learning and education have become a big contribution to today 's society. Education has become and it is still becoming very important in everyone’s lives. When a child learns every child tends to learn differently and acquire knowledge in various ways. Therefore teachers are responsible to figure out the different ways of learning styles there are and know how each of their student is capable to learn. Over the past years theorists have developed different approaches to learning such as Behavioral, Social and Cognitive, and humanistic. During our class sessions we have discussed about four theorist which include John Dewey, Ivan Pavlov, Sigmund Freud and Edward Thorndike and their methods applied when teaching …show more content…
His approach consisted of comparing the mind of humans to an iceberg to describe the levels of the mind. His iceberg theory consisted of the conscious which is at the surface of an iceberg, the preconscious where all memory is retrieved and the unconscious mind where the reason behind a behavior is found. He as well developed psychoanalysis to make the unconscious conscious. This therapy was used by Fraud to observe individuals to show how they are unaware of many factors that contribute to their emotions and behaviors. Freud’s theory also demonstrates when an individual has unconscious factors which has a great affect to their current behaviors such the relationships and patterns they have and the changes made when dealing with reality as an adult. Lastly, Edward Thorndike’s approach to education was completely different compared to the rest of the theorists mentioned because his approach consisted operant conditioning through behaviorism. His approach was to apply reinforcement and punishment when he was conducting his experiment. Thorndike used animals specifically cats by using a puzzle box and test the way the learned. Thorndike also believed in the method of “law of effect” in which he stated that “any behavior that is followed by pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated, and any behavior followed by unpleasant consequences is likely to be
Learning and education have become a big contribution to today 's society. Education has become and it is still becoming very important in everyone’s lives. When a child learns every child tends to learn differently and acquire knowledge in various ways. Therefore teachers are responsible to figure out the different ways of learning styles there are and know how each of their student is capable to learn. Over the past years theorists have developed different approaches to learning such as Behavioral, Social and Cognitive, and humanistic. During our class sessions we have discussed about four theorist which include John Dewey, Ivan Pavlov, Sigmund Freud and Edward Thorndike and their methods applied when teaching …show more content…
His approach consisted of comparing the mind of humans to an iceberg to describe the levels of the mind. His iceberg theory consisted of the conscious which is at the surface of an iceberg, the preconscious where all memory is retrieved and the unconscious mind where the reason behind a behavior is found. He as well developed psychoanalysis to make the unconscious conscious. This therapy was used by Fraud to observe individuals to show how they are unaware of many factors that contribute to their emotions and behaviors. Freud’s theory also demonstrates when an individual has unconscious factors which has a great affect to their current behaviors such the relationships and patterns they have and the changes made when dealing with reality as an adult. Lastly, Edward Thorndike’s approach to education was completely different compared to the rest of the theorists mentioned because his approach consisted operant conditioning through behaviorism. His approach was to apply reinforcement and punishment when he was conducting his experiment. Thorndike used animals specifically cats by using a puzzle box and test the way the learned. Thorndike also believed in the method of “law of effect” in which he stated that “any behavior that is followed by pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated, and any behavior followed by unpleasant consequences is likely to be