Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
behaviorism
Swedish translation:
behaviorism
Nov 26, 2008 13:33
15 yrs ago
English term
behaviorism
GBK
English to Swedish
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
Definition from
teAchnology:
A psychological theory that claims all mental states can be reduced to statements of observable behaviors. In learning theory, the claim is all learning is based on a stimulus-response relationship.
Example sentences:
Behaviorism, along with applied linguistics, which developed detailed descriptions of the differences between languages, had a great influence on language teaching. (TESL HISTORY)
In behaviorism the teacher is the main focus of the class and all the students must often follow the directions exactly as they are given. (Articlebase)
In education, advocates of behaviorism have effectively adopted this system of rewards and punishments in their classrooms by rewarding desired behaviors and punishing inappropriate ones. (Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, University of Georgia )
Proposed translations
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Change log
Nov 26, 2008 13:33: Mauricio Zoch changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Nov 29, 2008 13:54: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Completion"
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behaviorism
Definition from
Natur och kulturs Psykologilexikon:
Riktning i 1900-talets psykologi enligt vilken tankar, känslor, motiv, värderingar osv är oåtkomliga för vetenskaplig forskning och att därför endast beteenden kan bli föremål för sådan.
Example sentences:
Den främste företrädaren för behaviorismen under 1950- och 60-talen var B F Skinner (1904-1990) (Natur och kulturs Psykologilexikon)
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