Neo-Behaviorism

Neo-Behaviorism

1. According to Neo-behaviorists

   • operant and classical conditioning together do not completely determine behaviors.
     • Example
       • rats could go beyond simple stimulus-response behavior and could learn.

2. Hull's plan for behaviorism

   • Hull was the first behaviorist who recognized the importance of learner’s internal characteristics such as motivation.
     • learning was insufficient for behavior and therefore we need to have motivation.

3. Observable entities

   • Between
     • stimuli and responses.

4. Denied the existence of cognitive processes

5. Internal characteristics of a learner

   • Personality, Motivation, and Habit

6. Concerning the assessment

   • effective assessment tasks should test the performance of behaviors