Behavioral
Key Figures: Just list the key people associated with the theory
Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, and B.F. Skinner
Key Concepts of Personality Formation: This should be about two paragraphs discussing the key concepts of the theory and how they relate to personality development. Do not just list!
According to the behaviorist approach, theorists see personality as part of a learned behaviors attained by either classical or operant conditioning, (Kagan, 2001). Classical conditioning is the process by which a stimulus that in the beginning is neutral ultimately elicits a strong response. This occurs because the neutral stimulus becomes related with some other stimulus that does elicit a response; this term was emphasized by Pavlov. Watson …show more content…
Systematic research has been a strong point for the acceptance and prevailing of the theory. In clinical settings, behaviorism techniques (cognitive–behavioral therapy, health education, behavior management, behavioral relaxation training, stress management intervention, desensitization therapy among some) have been successfully used to improve a wide variety of conditions: somatic and psychological disorders, (Yang, Su, Ji, Zhu, & Bai, 2014). Behaviorism therapy has also been successful in weight management and obesity treatment, (Walker & Gordon, 2014).
Moreover, peer-mediated instruction and intervention is used educational settings in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. This approach is based on principles of behaviorism and social learning theory. Through this method, participants learn new social skills that help them in their natural environment outside school, (Sperry, Neitzel, & Engelhardt-Wells, 2010).
Comprehensiveness: Here address how comprehensive the theory is. Discuss the areas of personality that the theory does and does not …show more content…
Culture has a strong influence on a variety of factors of its members such as perception, schemas, and scripts to name a few. Scripts in particular, are forms of social behavior that are directly or indirectly learned and affected by the instruction and reinforcement received from the members of our culture, (Aronson, Wilson, & Akert, 2007). Prosocial behavior (act performed in order to help others) can be mention as a script; and is a topic widely research among cultures.
People’s behavior might indeed be reinforced due to many situations. Some people engage in prosocial behavior as a form of future investment; in other words to receive something in exchange. If the investment returns, then that will make the individual to reoccur in that behavior in the future. Other people may be motivated to help others for recognition and approval of society since this would increase their feelings of self-worth, (Aroson, et al., 2007; Batson, Ahmad, & Tsang, 2002). All the aforementioned elements are only a few examples on how behaviors can be reinforced through
Key Figures: Just list the key people associated with the theory
Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, and B.F. Skinner
Key Concepts of Personality Formation: This should be about two paragraphs discussing the key concepts of the theory and how they relate to personality development. Do not just list!
According to the behaviorist approach, theorists see personality as part of a learned behaviors attained by either classical or operant conditioning, (Kagan, 2001). Classical conditioning is the process by which a stimulus that in the beginning is neutral ultimately elicits a strong response. This occurs because the neutral stimulus becomes related with some other stimulus that does elicit a response; this term was emphasized by Pavlov. Watson …show more content…
Systematic research has been a strong point for the acceptance and prevailing of the theory. In clinical settings, behaviorism techniques (cognitive–behavioral therapy, health education, behavior management, behavioral relaxation training, stress management intervention, desensitization therapy among some) have been successfully used to improve a wide variety of conditions: somatic and psychological disorders, (Yang, Su, Ji, Zhu, & Bai, 2014). Behaviorism therapy has also been successful in weight management and obesity treatment, (Walker & Gordon, 2014).
Moreover, peer-mediated instruction and intervention is used educational settings in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. This approach is based on principles of behaviorism and social learning theory. Through this method, participants learn new social skills that help them in their natural environment outside school, (Sperry, Neitzel, & Engelhardt-Wells, 2010).
Comprehensiveness: Here address how comprehensive the theory is. Discuss the areas of personality that the theory does and does not …show more content…
Culture has a strong influence on a variety of factors of its members such as perception, schemas, and scripts to name a few. Scripts in particular, are forms of social behavior that are directly or indirectly learned and affected by the instruction and reinforcement received from the members of our culture, (Aronson, Wilson, & Akert, 2007). Prosocial behavior (act performed in order to help others) can be mention as a script; and is a topic widely research among cultures.
People’s behavior might indeed be reinforced due to many situations. Some people engage in prosocial behavior as a form of future investment; in other words to receive something in exchange. If the investment returns, then that will make the individual to reoccur in that behavior in the future. Other people may be motivated to help others for recognition and approval of society since this would increase their feelings of self-worth, (Aroson, et al., 2007; Batson, Ahmad, & Tsang, 2002). All the aforementioned elements are only a few examples on how behaviors can be reinforced through