- Social learning theory of Albert Bandura
Bandura’s major premise is that we can learn by observing others. He considers vicarious experience to be the typical way that human beings change. This site explores Bandura's theory and its ramifications in society and in the schools.
- Positive Reinforcement: A Self-Instructional Exercise
This tutorial provides both theory and examples of the use of positive reinforcement. Some classroom examples are provided.
- Modern reinforcement-related learning theories
A comprehensive survey of modern learning theories, including social learning theory. A list of key terms and an annotated bibliography are included.
- Introduction to Operant Conditioning
It links the major theorists with their theories in an historical context. Explanations are provided for both positive and negative stimuli as they reinforce or decrease behavior. Charts and examples are presented representing this type of conditioning and its effects in education.
- Classical conditioning
This website provides charts/illustrations regarding “Pavlov’s dog”, the unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response. It explains what happens during conditioning and after conditioning.
- Behavior Learning Theories: A Primer
This is about the Psychology of Applied Learning including autobiography (quite interesting) of B. F. Skinner and important distinctions between operant and classical conditioning.
- Observational Learning
Bandura’s ideas are expanded to include observational learning and its components: acquisition, inhibition, disinhibition, facilitation, cuing, and self-efficacy, to name a few.
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