... specific habits. For example; Behaviour>>> Environment>>> Rewards & Punishments>>> Behaviour Watson was not alone in his thinking. Behaviorists Skinner and Thorndike proceeded to develop theories of learning such as classical and operant conditioning based on earlier works by the Russian "Pavlov". They used these theories in an attempt to explain almost all behavior. A more recent extension of this approach has been the development of the social learning theory which emphasizes the role of plans and expectations in people's behaviour. In this theory people were not seen as passive victims of the environment. Instead they were seen as self reflecting and thoughtful. Behaviourism offered explanations for lots of different things in a person's life. These accounts were always centered around the idea of learning. Behaviours were learned either by classical or operant conditioning. Some examples of classical conditioning applied to real life are, Taste aversion, learned ...

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