List three behaviorists and write a sentence about their most ...

[itsmyluck]

List three behaviorists and write a sentence about their most important contributions to the study of behavior.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Give examples of two to three myths concerning how to raise children that are not validated by scientific knowledge.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[meryzewe]

Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
Behaviorists and their contributions are:

Watson: ideas of conditioning into human terms, process of classical conditioning, scientific validation for setting conditions of learning and rewarding the proper responses

Thorndike: godfather of standardized testing, scales to measure student achievement, stimulus-response technique for establishing behavior and habits

Bloom: educational objectives, classification scheme (taxonomy) to describe pupil behaviors and educational outcomes in cognitive domains

Skinner: radical behaviorist, doctrine of person as empty organism (vessel) to be filled with carefully designed experiences

Bandura: social learning theory, idea of learning by watching (observing) and imitating (modeling) others both in real life and media


Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:

Answer is by individual student response; text examples of unsubstantiated myths are:
Youll spoil the baby if you respond to his demands too quickly and Children who suffer early neglect and deprivation will not realize their normal potential.

[itsmyluck]

Thank you!

[meryzewe]

Always glad to help...