Behaviorism: A theory that assumes learners are blank slates that can be manipulated with stimuli to produce desired responses. Behaviorism does not account for internal cognitive processes such as emotion and how they affect the learning process. While newer theories of learning have emerged that challenge the claims of behaviorist, behaviorism is still influential among many psychologists.
Example: A few summers ago I went to China. While I was there I learned how say thank you. A behaviorist would describe my learning process as externally occurring due to a stimulus (receiving food) resulting in my behavior (saying thank you). There would be no discussion on the internal process of why I wanted to learn how to say thank you.
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