Groups the theories and concepts of the psychology atlas that explain behavior through conditioning, reinforcement and drive rather than through unobservable mental states. Belongs here: Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Social Learning Theory, Drive Theory and Observational Learning. Does not belong here: a learning-related theory that centers on internal cognitive representation, such as Tolman's cognitive map work, filed under cognitive psychology instead.
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1. Wikipedia: Behaviorism
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Behaviorism emerged in the early 1900s as a reaction to depth psychology and other traditional forms of psychology.
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