Examine present-day views on behaviourism. This Stanford University site explores the notion of "Why be a Behaviorist" and "Why be Anti-Behaviorist." (
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/behaviorism/
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Read a brief biography of Bronfenbrenner, and explore his theories and publications through the links provided. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urie_Bronfenbrenner
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This 57 minute lecture was given at Yale University by Paul Bloom and explores Freud’s theories as a whole, and has a number of sections that can be viewed separately. Sections 2 and 3 are particularly relevant to this chapter. (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7emS3ye3cVU
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This 59 minute lecture was given at Yale University by Paul Bloom and explores Skinner’s theories as a whole, and has a number of sections that can be viewed separately. Sections 2, 4 and 5 are particularly relevant to this chapter. (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCKK6r15fro&feature=relmfu
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This ad campaign by a charity in Australia, highlights the importance of providing a good role model for a child as a parent, as theories like Social learning theory show how easy it is for children to imitate others (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_s9pG5CWXM
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