• Behavior is an observable, identifiable phenomenon
• maladaptive behaviors are acquired through learning and can be changed through learning principles
• behavioral goals are specific, discrete and individualized
• behavioral therapy focuses on the here-and-now

1. Mastery Learning and Programmed Instruction
   
   
2. Direct Instruction
   
   
3. Learning Through Simulations

• Pavlov
• Thorndike
• Watson & Rayner
• B.F. Skinner
• J. Wolpe

Key Terms:

• conditioning (stimulus-response)
• counter-conditioning
• operant conditioning
• classical conditioning

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