Websites on Behaviorism

Pavlov

• Short biography of Ivan Pavlov

Skinner

• Biography and intro to theories: www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhskin.html
• Operant Conditioning: tip.psychology.org/skinner.html
• The Psi Cafe: www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/KeyTheorists/Skinner.htm
• Skinner Foundation: www.bfskinner.org/index.asp
• Educational Theory: www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/Skinner.html
• http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/skinner.html
• http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/proj/nru/opcond.html
• http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/behsys/operant.html

Bandura

• Intro to theory: www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/bandura.html
• Links to resources: www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/KeyTheorists/Bandura.htm

Thorndike Links

• PsiCafe: www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/KeyTheorists/Thorndike.htm
• Historical Overview: www.psychology.sbc.edu/Thorndike%20and%20Watson.htm
• Psychological History: fates.cns.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/thorndike.htm
• Intro and bibliography: www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/KeyTheorists/Thorndike.htm#About
• Primary document: psychclassics.yorku.ca/Thorndike/education.htm

Behaviorism Links

• Stanford Encyclopedia: plato.stanford.edu/entries/behaviorism/
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: www.iep.utm.edu/b/behavior.htm
• Funderstanding: www.funderstanding.com/behaviorism.cfm

Example Reinforcement Project

Behavior Modification of Nail Biting and Nail Picking [.doc]. Take a look at this sample student project by Colleen A. Student from Loyola Marymount University. It's more than you need to do for your project, but it may give you some good ideas.

Books on Learning

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