Skinner defines Educational Psychology as “that branch of Psychology which deals with teaching and learning” Page 2 2 Stephen – “Educational Psychology is the systematic study of the educational growth and development of a child.”
Why is Skinner important to psychology?
- Skinner is the most important American psychologist of the twentieth century, and arguably the most important world psychologist since, or including, Freud. His first book, The behavior of organisms(1938), was a major tour de force and staked out a claim for a new wave of behaviourism.
What do you mean by Educational Psychology?
- Educational psychology is the systematic study of development of individual within the educational setting. Human behaviour can be understood, predicted, and directed towards desired goals by applying the principles of educational psychology. Educational psychology studies the individual through the life stages as he acquires new knowledge.
Who is BF Skinner and why is he important?
- B. F. SKINNER (1904-1990) Louis M. Smith Skinner is the most important American psychologist of the twentieth century, and arguably the most important world psychologist since, or including, Freud. His first book, The behavior of organisms (1938), was a major tour de force and staked out a claim for a new wave of behaviourism.