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Old 05-11-2008, 07:50 PM   #193 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mike Brewer View Post

In other words, it's an effective method (Operant Conditioning) and even if that's not what you like to call it, it's a method we use in our everyday dealings.

Its certainly used a lot, but cognitive approaches rather than behavioral ones have been recognized for some time now as being more accurate in reflecting how human beings actually learn.

The more complex the subject being learned is the less effective behaviorism has been shown to be.

We are not dogs.
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