My Grandma falls under the school of thought behaviorism, because of John B Watson, Ivan Pavlov, and B. F. Skinner definition. Which, explains the environmental aspect, rather than the internal forces that explains the observable behavior objective of behaviorism. She also falls under my definition of behaviorism because I refer to the emotional, mental, and physical observable behavior, or in simple terms we live to learn.
Two types theories of behaviorism includes classical conditioning, and operant conditioning. Classical conditioning consist of phobias, reacting a certain way due to past experiences. My Grandmother fits into classical conditioning because every chance she had to fit in a learning experience she took it. She wanted us to be more successful within the world than she could have ever been herself. She wanted us to get out of the poverty line, out of the trailer park off baseline, and into the real world. To graduate college, be comfortable with money, and be happy. Happiness is all she ever wanted any of us to feel. Her happiness is within our family, and will always be. She wanted out of the lower state of mind and lower income household. She did not want to go back to the dark underground of California to just try and survive, she wants to strive in life. We all experienced poverty, and the struggle for food that we could never want to visit that low place again.
My Grandma falls under the operant conditioning because she is very vocal about the ugly of the world. The operant conditioning includes the physical aspect of learning occurs through rewards and punishment for behavior. My Grandmother would tell us stories about how she had to eat powder milk, spam, and survive on the goods she had delivered in her neighborhood. She also told stories about her mother and father. She told us about the punishments her mother put on her as a child. Every story she told was physical that she learned through experience. She learned how the world looked down on poor people, and how her mother treated her. Therefore she became a person who only treats others the way you would want to be treated. She showed us that physically fighting with people will get you nowhere, actions speak louder than words, and hard work gets rewarded.
Two types theories of behaviorism includes classical conditioning, and operant conditioning. Classical conditioning consist of phobias, reacting a certain way due to past experiences. My Grandmother fits into classical conditioning because every chance she had to fit in a learning experience she took it. She wanted us to be more successful within the world than she could have ever been herself. She wanted us to get out of the poverty line, out of the trailer park off baseline, and into the real world. To graduate college, be comfortable with money, and be happy. Happiness is all she ever wanted any of us to feel. Her happiness is within our family, and will always be. She wanted out of the lower state of mind and lower income household. She did not want to go back to the dark underground of California to just try and survive, she wants to strive in life. We all experienced poverty, and the struggle for food that we could never want to visit that low place again.
My Grandma falls under the operant conditioning because she is very vocal about the ugly of the world. The operant conditioning includes the physical aspect of learning occurs through rewards and punishment for behavior. My Grandmother would tell us stories about how she had to eat powder milk, spam, and survive on the goods she had delivered in her neighborhood. She also told stories about her mother and father. She told us about the punishments her mother put on her as a child. Every story she told was physical that she learned through experience. She learned how the world looked down on poor people, and how her mother treated her. Therefore she became a person who only treats others the way you would want to be treated. She showed us that physically fighting with people will get you nowhere, actions speak louder than words, and hard work gets rewarded.
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