For this artifact I will attempt to use the some of the concepts of behavioral learning theories in the context of a classroom example. By doing this I will be able to show that I can effectively transmit what I have learned in Educational Psychology to real life classroom situations. This will demonstrate both my knowledge of the subject as well as my application of it. As a means of introduction, I will start by giving some background information about behavioral learning theories.
Behavioral theorists believe that behavior is modified by external events upon an individual.
They are concerned with only that which is directly observable. One behavioral learning theory is Classical Conditioning discovered by Ivan Pavlov. The theory rests on the idea that a neutral stimulus paired with an unconditioned stimulus will eventually turn an unconditioned response into a conditioned response. An unconditioned stimulus is something that elicits a physiological or emotional response without our even knowing it. An example of this is when I see food and experience hunger.