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The Meaning of Behaviorism • Behaviorism, also known as behavioral psychology, is a theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning. Conditioning occurs through interaction with the environment. Behaviorists believ e that our responses to environmental stimuli, like reinforcements and punishments shape our actions.

Why It Is Important to? • The theory reminded me that the reinforcements and punishments were used by my mother. For example, when I have cleaned the house actively, my mother would be so happy that she may cook a big meal for us and give me a big hug for award. However, if I mess up the room and let she know, she would be angry and I would be punished to lose my pocket money. Obviously, my mom wants me to do more housework for our family and don’t want me to a messy girl, so she used her responses to influence me and let the consequences what her wants to be more likely to occur.

What Is My Action Plan? • I would try to use the reinforcements and punishments to help my study. For example, I always spend more time than I plan on my homework, because when I try to spend one hour on the study, I would waste some of time to do other things. I will try to create some punishments for distraction and award myself for finish on time.

References Peel, D. (2005). The significance of behavioural learning theory to the development of effective coaching practice. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 3(1), 18 -28.