Why it matters
Introduced cognitive ideas into learning theory while still studying behavior.
Core term · Edward C. Tolman
Purposive Behaviorism
A behaviorist approach that treats behavior as goal-directed and guided by expectations.
Areas of life
Motivationlearninggoal-setting
How to handle it
Understand behavior by asking what goal or expectation it serves.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
From concept to practice
Turn Purposive Behaviorism into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.