Category: <span>Cognition</span>

Behaviorism as a learning theory

In Articles, Cognition11/11/2021Leave a comment

Behaviorism: All actions are taught by contact with the environment through a process known as conditioning, according to behaviorism, also known as behavioral psychology. As a result, behavior is nothing more than a reaction to external stimuli.

Merely observable stimulus-response behaviors are of interest to behaviorists as they can be researched in a systematic and observable way.

In 1913, John Watson published an article titled “Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It,” in which he outlined a number of basic assumptions

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Nature of Learning and Learning Theory

In Cognition03/11/2021Leave a comment

Nazmi Dincer

To define learning, a set of principles or assumptions were put forward with regard to the nature of learning and how it takes place. These assumptions were later examined through systematic investigations to the arising questions pertaining to learning. The results of the investigations formed the basics of hypotheses which required further research to test the validity and reliability of the ideas whether they are proved in different contexts with a rich body of participants. This process paved the way

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Why do we speak? Language and Thought

In Cognition29/10/2021Leave a comment

Nazmi Dincer

To explore the beginnings of human language, we must first define the real question. The question is not how languages evolved over time to become the languages of the world today. It is instead how the human species evolved over time such that humans, instead of our closest friends, the chimps and some others, became capable of utilizing language.

What a fantastic advancement! Human language is unlike any other natural communication mechanism. Human language has the ability to express ideas

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