My recent article, "Behavior Modification Is Everywhere: Why Education Can’t Afford to Pretend Otherwise," sparked thoughtful, even passionate, comments from readers. These responses highlighted ...

We observe their behavior and we mimic that behavior. In short, we do what they do. This theory is also known as social cognitive theory. Social learning theory, developed by psychologist Albert ...

As a doctoral student and professor of psychology, John Watson studied the behavior of animals. He especially was interested in stimulus-response reactions to various situations, such as rats ...