Nathan the Gymnast

As a toddler Nathan love to climb on things and he can balance on objects that was on the floor in his house. There are three learning theories Behaviorist, Cognitivist and Constructionist it can be put in an application that is hypothetical a gymnast by the name Nathan in this story Nathan the Gymnast .The first behaviorist theory is how to make Nathan turn his negative into positive reinforcement. In the story the cognitivist theory we must help Nathan with his mental process in problem solving, and then with his constructionist theory can be applied with how it will help Nathan by using the active process of his learning when using outside sources. Nathan can do well and love of gymnastics and personal, motivation. Here are some example from some author. In the book Skinner’s stated that in order to understand Nathan behavior one must see what made his behavior change and then determine what consequences of his behavior need to change Behaviorist’s research found that the bonds between the stimulus and response are strengthened through positive or negative rein forcers. Thorndike called this the( Law of Effect). He felt that a behavior would less likely “occur again if its consequence has been aversive” (Driscoll, 2005, p. 35). Behaviorists are not interested in the emotions or thinking processes of the student but just observable behaviors .As for Nathan parents they have try difference ways to help Nathan with his behaviors by showing him was to take his behaviors and make it a positive one like showing him video games as a reward for his behavior. Look like everything Nathan parents did still was not good enough for him (B. F. Skinner) stated that the reinforce his parents was taking was to long term and it has been discovered that the stimulus needs to be “presented immediately after a behavior and that stimulus increases the