Question

In five points distinguish between gestalt and behaviorist theories of learning.

Answer 1

Explanation:

• Behaviorism studies human behavior in relation to stimuli in the environment. They believe that all behavior is learned and as such it can be changed. The behavior that is precieved as negative and maladaptive are the ones that are worked on in order to change them.
• Behaviorism studies human behavior in relation to stimuli in the environment. They believe that all behavior is learned and as such it can be changed. The behavior that is precieved as negative and maladaptive are the ones that are worked on in order to change them.Gestalt school is more holistic approach to a human being. They believe a human being is more then just sum of its elements (thinking, feeling, perceiving, biology, etc..). The human being is a whole with self-organizing tendencies.