The intent of this paper is to discuss the origin and evolution of the behaviorism and cognitive theories. Learning the history of both theoretical approaches will assist in the understanding of each application and the association of both of them. The paper will give highlights of some behaviorist theorists such as Pavlov,Watson and Skinner. Some of the cognitive theorists will include Descartes, Bruner andBartlett. We will also discuss current applications to include the favorable and unfavorable reasons of utilizing each theory.