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# 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)

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

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

#### B. F. Skinner (1904–1990)

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Operant conditioning; reinforcement schedules.

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

#### Albert Bandura (1925–2021)

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

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

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