Behavioral Approach And Consistent Misunderstanding And...

Abstract Behaviorism application to early childhood, the behavioral approach and consistent misunderstanding and devaluation exists among many professional in the early childhood field. In this paper, it will discuss the important figures in developing behaviorism, the principal elements of the theory and relevant periods of development through adolescence. In addition, it will identify and describe the critical features of the behavioral approach and their similarities to early childhood and the strength and weaknesses of behaviorism. Finally, the paper will provide examples of the influence and application of the behavioral perspective in early childhood. In the conclusion of this paper, we assert that behaviorism is the most pragmatic and functional of the modern psychological ideologies and described both development and learning. The three theorists: Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, B.F. Skinner summarizes the behaviorist theory in different ways and in this paper; it will provide details of t he theorist definition of behaviorism. Keywords: behaviorism, theory, early childhood, adolescence, and development Important Figures in Behaviorism A child being born with a â€Å"clean slate† is known as â€Å"behaviorism†, which is written out throughout life and those conditions of events, cause all-important human behaviors. Behaviorism is the scientific study of human behavior. Behavior is to be considered something that can actually be observed not feelings orShow MoreRelatedManaging Virtual Teams15162 Words   |  61 Pageslocations and/or working times is not a phenomenon of the last 15 years. There are many instructive examples of how people collaborated across larger distances in earlier 1 Our focus on quantitative field research should not be misunderstood as devaluation of experimental work or case studies which, of course, comprise important steps for theory building in new research fields (e.g., Eisenhardt, 1998). G. Hertel et al. / Human Resource Management Review 15 (2005) 69–95 71 times (King Read MoreManaging Virtual Teams15154 Words   |  61 Pageslocations and/or working times is not a phenomenon of the last 15 years. There are many instructive examples of how people collaborated across larger distances in earlier 1 Our focus on quantitative field research should not be misunderstood as devaluation of experimental work or case studies which, of course, comprise important steps for theory building in new research fields (e.g., Eisenhardt, 1998). G. Hertel et al. / Human Resource Management Review 15 (2005) 69–95 71 times (King Frost,