The Behaviourist School of Thought
- Behaviourism suggests that all behaviours can be explained by environmental causes. It includes classical conditioning and operant conditioning.
- This school of thought became dominant in the 1950s and had a significant influence on the course of psychology.
- It is still widely used today, such as behavioural training, token economies, aversion therapy, and behaviour modification programs.
- Prominent thinkers are John B. Watson, Ivan Pavlov, and B.F. Skinner.
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