The Behaviourists with Donald Clark

Great Minds on Learning

In this first episode of the first season of Great Minds on Learning, Donald Clark discusses the Behaviorists, a group of theorists who, starting with Pavlov in the early part of the 20th Century, did much to put psychology and the psychology of learning on an experimental, empirical basis. He argues that the Behaviorists have been much misunderstood. In particular, the myths surrounding B.F. Skinner, which have turned him into something of a hate-figure, have helped to spread the notion that behaviorist ideas were wrong-headed and have been superseded by cognitive psychology. In fact, their ideas, though still controversial, are probably more pervasive than ever. ---------- 00:56 - What is Behaviorism, and why do people hate it so much? 06:09 - What is the timeline? 07:50 - Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) 14:50 - John B. Watson (1878 - 1958) 23:31 - B.F. Skinner (1904-1990) 31:17 - Edward L. Thorndike (1874 – 1949) 36:56 - Edward C. Tolman (1886-1959) 41:31 - Albert Bandura (1925-2021) 49:36 - Behaviorism: the legacy ---------- The Blog that started it all: http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2020/08/100-learning-theorists-2500-years-of.html Pavlov bit.ly/2V2cbQV Watson bit.ly/3lj33mD Skinner bit.ly/39Rlw2f Thorndike bit.ly/3bRXuWP Tolman bit.ly/3CqImwE Bandura bit.ly/32frFTg Contact Donald Twitter: @DonaldClark LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-clark-04553022/ Blog: http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/ Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/ Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer & Ben Betts – Suite Dreams: The Past, Present and Future of Learning Systems https://learningpool.com/suite-dreams/