Assumptions

Question 1

BH Assumption 1: humans are born like a blank slate

Answer 1

All learning comes from interactions with environment.

Not born with inbuilt mental content or think of behaviour, simply respond to env. Stimuli. (Environmental determinism)

We learn associations early in life e.g. dentist= pain, & learn through reward and punishment.

Question 2

BH Assumption 2: behaviour learned through conditioning

Answer 2

2 types of conditioning, classical & operant

Classical: learning through association, first introduced by Pavlov & dogs

Operant: learning through positive/ negative reinforcement.

Question 3

BH Assumption 3: humans and animals learn in similar ways

Answer 3

behaviourists believe studying animals allows us to make generalisations on human behaviour. (Pavlov > Albert).

Skinners rats led to token economy in schools & prisons.