Group+2+-+Important+Theorists

=Theorists=
 * **[|Ivan Pavlov]** (Behaviorist) was the father of //Classical Conditioning//, which is a type of learning involving a neutral stimulus becoming associated with a different stimulus, eliciting the same involuntary response from the neutral stimulus. Pavlov developed his theories by studying stimulus/response relationships in dogs.

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 * **[[image:Watson.jpg width="150" height="211" align="right"]][|John B. Watson]** (Behaviorist) was an American psychologist who studied Classical Conditioning in humans. He is well known for his study done on a boy named Albert, as he tried to see if he could pair loud noises with rats to bring out the response of fear from Albert.




 * **[|Albert Bandura]** (Social Cognitive) created //Social Learning (Cognitive) Theory//, which states that learning is effected by social and cognitive factors (as well as behavior).

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 * **B. F. Skinner** (Behaviorist) is well known for developing the concept of //Operant Conditioning// (type of learning where the result of a certain behavior makes changes in the frequency or probability of the behavior repeating). He is also the inventor of the //air crib// and the //Skinner box//.


 * **Jean Piaget** (Cognitive Constructivist) developed the //Four Stages of Cognitive Development//, which are //Sensorimotor Stage//, //Preoperational Stage//, //Concrete Operational Stage//, and //Formal Operational Stage.//

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 * **[|Lev Vygotsky]** (Social Constructivist) emphasized language and one's social interactions greatly in his theory of cognitive development. He also is responsible for the concept of //Zone of Proximal Development//.[[image:zpdgraph.jpg width="428" height="326" align="center"]]


 * **[|Erik Erikson]** (Social-Emotional Development) created the //Eight Life-Span Stages//, which is his theory of how people develop their identity.


 * **Howard Gardner** (Learning Theory) is widely known for his //Theory of Multiple Intelligences//, which states that there is not just one type of intelligence, but rather several types.

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