NEO BEHAVIORISM

Tolman’s purpose in behaviorism is often seen as the link between behaviorism and cognitive theory.

Learning is a cognitive process and involves in forming beliefs and obtaining knowledge about the
environment and then revealing that knowledge through purposeful and goal-directed behavior.

I learned also that Albert Bandura’s social learning theory focuses on the learning within social context
which considers that people learn from one another, including such concepts as observational learning,
imitation and modeling

1. Tolman’s Purposive Behaviorism  AKA “ Sign Learning Theory ”  Learning is a cognitive

process  Learning is acquired through meaningful behavior
2. 6. “ The stimuli which are allowed in are not connected by just simple one-to-one switches to
the outgoing responses. Rather the incoming impulses are usually worked over and
elaborated in the central control room into a tentative cognitive like map of the environment.”