Mn 3705 exam pack 2023 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Behaviourism assumes a learner is essentially passive, and will be shaped through positive or negative reinforcement. Learning is therefore defined as achange in behaviour. Skinner (1974) believed that behaviour is a function of its consequences, i.e. learners will repeat the desired behaviour if positive reinforcement is given. The behaviour should not be repeated if negative feedback is given. Giving immediate feedback, whether positive or negative, should enable your learners to behave in...