Behaviorism & Pavlov’s dogs

How do we best learn? Behaviorism was an early movement sparked by Pavlov’s dogs:

Behaviorism is an early learning theory that evolved from psychologist Pavlov’s experiments with dogs. Pavlov harnessed the dogs’ natural reflexes to train them to respond to alternative stimuli. Subsequent behaviorists concluded that learned behaviors can be reinforced and shaped toward desired outcomes. Behavior, according to this theory, is a result of conditioning that a person acquires from their interaction with their environment.

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