Behaviourism and social learning – founding figures and schools

From the book – Chapter 35: Maps, Thinkers and How to Use This Book

Behaviourism and social learning

John B. Watson (1878–1958)

• Founded behaviourism; rejected introspection; Little Albert (1920) — historically important and ethically condemned now.

• Work: Psychology from the Standpoint of a Behaviorist (1919).

B. F. Skinner (1904–1990)

• Operant conditioning; reinforcement schedules.

• Works: The Behavior of Organisms (1938); Walden Two (1948); Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971).

Albert Bandura (1925–2021)

• Social learning / social cognitive theory; Bobo doll (1961); self-efficacy; reciprocal determinism.

• Works: Social Learning Theory (1977); Self-Efficacy (1997).

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