Question

Meaningful reception learning and seque-ntial curriculum are the contributions of:

• A. Jerome S. Bruner
• B. B.F. Skinner
• C. David P. Ausubell
• D. Lev Vygotsky

Answer 1

Answer:

B. B.F. Skinner

Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904-1990) was a psychologist who is considered a pioneer of modern behaviorism and operant conditioning: 

• Behaviorism

  Skinner was a radical behaviorist who believed that behavior is a natural science and can be understood as a result of environmental reinforcement. 

• Operant conditioning

  Skinner is known as the father of operant conditioning, which is a method for strengthening behavior through reinforcement. Skinner invented the operant conditioning chamber, also known as the Skinner box, to study operant conditioning. 

• Experimental psychology

  Skinner was the first psychologist to conduct experiments in a laboratory to observe behavior. He developed methods for this practice that are still used today. 

• Contributions

  Skinner's other contributions include: 

  • Intermittent schedules of reinforcement 

  • Shaping new behaviors through successive approximations 

  • Chaining complex behavioral sequences 

  • The Law of Effect 

  • Teaching machines 

  • Air cribs 

• Works

  Skinner published 19 books and nearly 200 journal articles, including The Behavior of Organisms (1938), Walden Two (1948), and Beyond Freedom and Human Dignity (1971). 

• Legacy

  Skinner received the Citation for Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association. He is considered one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century