THEORIES OF

LEARNING
Behaviorist Psychology, Cognitive
Psychology and Humanistic
Psychology

Prepared by:
MTGJ
Content
 Learning Theories
1.Behaviorist
2.Cognitive
3.Humanistic

 References
What is Learning?
 Learning is a change in behavior
influenced by previous behavior.

 Any relatively permanent change in

behavior that occurs as a result of
practice and experience.

 All learning involves activities.

Learning Theories
 Explain how people learn and why they
learn.

 Psychologist have tried various

experiments to uncover the mystery of
human learning.
BEHAVIORIST
PSYCHOLOGY
Behaviorist Psychology
 Proponents:
Edward Thorndike
(Trial and Error Learning Theory / Connectionism
Theory)
Ivan Pavlov
(Classical Conditioning)
B.F Skinner
(Operant Conditioning)
Albert Bandura
(Social Learning Theory / Modeling and Observation
Theory)
Robert Gagne
(Hierarchical Learning Theory)
John B. Watson
(Father of Behaviorism)
Behaviorist Psychology
 learning should be organized in order that
students can experience success in the
process of mastering the subject matter

 Believes that behaviors are acquired

through conditioning.

 People have the potentials to be trained

and performed tasks regardless of their
genetic background, personality traits and
internal thoughts.
COGNITIVE
PSYCHOLOGY
Cognitive Psychology
 Proponents:

Jean Piaget
(Cognitive Development Stages / Cognitive –
Information Processing Theory)
Lev Vygotsky
(Social Constructivism)
Howard Gardner
(Multiple Intelligences)
Dr. Richard Felder & Dr. Linda Silverman
(Learning Styles)
Daniel Goleman
(Emotional Intelligences)
Cognitive Psychology
 How learners store information, retrieve
data and generate conclusions.

 Learning constitutes a logical method

for organizing and interpreting learning.
HUMANISTIC
PSYCHOLOGY
Humanistic Psychology
Proponents:
Abraham Maslow
(Self – Actualization Theory)
Carl Rogers
(Nondirective and Therapeutic
Learning)
Humanistic Psychology
 How learners can develop their human potential.

 Anchored on Gestalt psychology wherein

learning can be explained in terms of
“wholeness” of the problem.

 Taking into account individual differences that

make us each behave differently.

 Concerned with the process not the products,

personal needs not the subject matter,
psychological meaning and environmental
situations.
References:
 Bilbao, Purita P., Lucido, Paz I., Iringan, Tomasa C.,
Javier, Rodrigo B. (2008). Curriculum Development.
Cubao, Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing.
 http://www.psychologydiscussion.net/learning/learning
-meaning-nature-types-and-theories-of-learning/652
 https://www.verywell.com/behavioral-psychology-
4013681
 https://www.psychologistworld.com/cognitive/approac
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