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behaviorism,SLT,cognitive,biological Flashcards

APPROACHES

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what are the 3 types of consequences of behavior in operant conditioning?

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positive reinforcement- receiving a reward for a certain behavior
negative reinforcement- when you avoid something unpleasant (e.g. handing in essay to avoid detention)
punishment- an unpleasant consequence of behavior

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what is operant conditioning?

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form of learning in which behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences

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when does classical conditioning occur?

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when 2 stimuli are repeatedly paired together- an unconditioned and new neutral stimulus. the neutral stimulus eventually produces the same response that was first produced by the unlearned stimulus alone

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who suggested the theory of operant conditioning?

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Skinner

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what did Pavlov use in his research and what were the findings (outcome) of the research?

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dogs
he was able to show how a neutral stimulus (the bell) can come to illicit a new learned response (conditioned response) through association

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what type of experiments do behaviorists rely on, as it helps to maintain more control and objectivity?

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lab experiments

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what is classical conditioning and who first demonstrated it?

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classical conditioning- learning through association

Pavlov

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what is the behaviorist approach?

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a way of explaining behavior in terms of
what is observable and
in terms of learning

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5 evaluative points for social learning theory

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SLT provides a more comprehensive explanation of human learning
over-reliance on evidence from lab studies
underestimates the influence of biological factors
explains cultural differences in behavior
less deterministic than behaviorist approach

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do role models have to be physically present in the environment for people to imitate their behavior?

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no

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how does a person become a role model in terms of ‘modelling’ and identification? (3 ways)

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possess similar characteristics to the observer
are attractive
have high status

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are people (especially children) more likely to imitate the behavior of people with whom they identify (role models)?

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yes

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what are the 4 mediational processes in learning identified by Bandura?

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  1. attention- the extent to which we notice certain behaviors
  2. retention- how well the behavior is remembered
  3. motor reproduction- ability to perform behavior
  4. motivation- the will to perform the behavior, determined by whether the behavior was rewarded or punished
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when does vicarious reinforcement occur?

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indirect learning
learner observes the behavior of someone, and may imitate it if the behavior is seen to be rewarded (reinforced) rather than punished

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who proposed social learning theory as a development of the behaviorist approach?

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Bandura

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does SLT suggest that learning occurs directly, through classical and operant conditioning, but also indirectly?

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yes

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what is social learning theory?

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combines behaviorist approach (behavior is learnt from experience) with SLT- people learn through observation and imitation of others within a social context

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5 evaluation points for the behaviorist approach

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it has scientific credibility
it has real life applications (e.g. operant conditioning is the basis of token economies)
mechanist view of behavior- SLT/cognitive argue for mental process- behaviorist may apply more to animals
deterministic
ethical/practical issues issues in animal studies

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what is the cognitive approach?

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how our mental processes affect behavior

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what areas of human behavior does the cognitive approach investigate that SLT and behaviorists ignore?

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memory, perception and thinking

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how does the cognitive approach observe these processes?

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they study them indirectly by making inferences based on their behavior

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one way to study internal processes according to the cognitive approach

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theoretical methods

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what does the informational processing approach suggest and what is it?

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a theoretical method
information flows through the cognitive system in a sequence of stages that includes input, storage and retrieval, as in the multi-store model

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what is the computer model?

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the mind is compared to a computer by suggesting there are similarities in the way information is processed
there is a central processing unit (the brain), coding (to turn information into a usable format), and stores to hold information

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what has the concept of the computer model been useful in developing?

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artificial intelligence

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what is ‘schema’?

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‘packages’ of information or ideas developed through experience

27
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what does the ‘schema’ act as?

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a mental framework for the interpretation of incoming information received by the cognitive system

28
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what do schemas help us to do?

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respond to the object appropriately

29
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what are babies born with (schema)?

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simple motor schema for innate behaviors

30
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what is schema useful for?

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processing lots of information quickly, which prevents us from being overwhelmed by environmental stimuli

31
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what is cognitive neuroscience?

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the scientific study of the influence of brain structures on mental processes

32
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what did Broca identify?

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how damage to an area of the frontal lobe (Broca’s area) could permanently impair speech production

33
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what have scanning techniques (PET, fMRI etc.) proved useful for?

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establishing the neurological basis of some mental disorders

34
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what have scientists been able to do only in the last 20 years or so?

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they have been able to systematically observe and describe the neurological basis of mental processes

35
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what could ‘brain fingerprinting’ be used for in the future?

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analysing the brain wave patterns of eyewitnesses to determine whether they are lying in court

36
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is the cognitive approach deterministic?

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based on soft determinism- a more interactionist approach

37
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in what way can the cognitive approach be applied to real life?

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it has made an important contribution in the field of AI
the development of ‘thinking machines’- robots
CBT- therapies

38
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why is cognitive psychology sometimes too abstract or theoretical in nature (which makes it lack external validity)?

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because its based on inferences of mental processes

39
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why is the computer analogy criticised?

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it shows machine reductionism

40
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the use of lab experiments and the emergence of cognitive neuroscience gives the cognitive approach what?

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a credible scientific basis

41
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what is the biological approach?

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a perspective that emphasises the importance of physical processes in the body

42
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what does ‘the mind lives in the brain’ mean?

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all thoughts, feelings and behavior ultimately have a physical basis

43
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what do behavior geneticists study?

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whether behavioral characteristics, such as intelligence, personality, mental disorders, are inherited in the same way as physical characteristics, such as height and eye colour

44
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what type of studies are used to determine the likeliness that certain traits have a genetic basis?
what is compared in these studies?

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twin studies

concordance rates

45
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what are monozygotic (MZ) twins?

what percentage of genes do they share?

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identical twins

100%

46
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what are dizygotic (DZ) twins?

what percentage of genes do they share?

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non-identical twins

50% (the same as normal siblings)

47
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what is a genotype?

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the particular set of genes a person possesses

48
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what is a phenotype?

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the characteristics of a person determined by both genes and the environment

49
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what do many biological psychologists accept in terms of geno/phenotypes?

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much of human behavior depends on an interaction between inherited factors (nature) and the environment (nurture)

50
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what is the theory of natural selection?

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any genetically determined behavior that enhances an individuals survival or reproduction will continue in future generations

51
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where does natural selection take place?

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in nature- ‘naturally’

52
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what happens if an individual survives but does not reproduce?

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the traits gained do not remain in the gene pool

53
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definition of neurochemistry

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relating to chemicals in the brain that regulate psychological functioning

54
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definition of evolution

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the changes in inherited characteristics in a biological population over successive generations

55
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what highly scientific, reliable and unbiased methods does the biological approach use?

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scanning techniques, such as fMRI’s and EEG’s
family and twin studies
drug trials

56
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how does the biological approach have real life application?

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it has lead to the development of psychoactive drugs that can help treat serious mental illnesses

57
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is there a cause and effect issue in terms of the action of neurotransmitters in the brain?

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yes

58
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is the biological approach deterministic?

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yes

59
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in what way does the biological approach have implications for the legal system and wider society because of it’s determinism?

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one of the rules of law is that offenders are seen as legally and morally responsible for their actions. the discovery of a ‘criminal gene’, if there is such a thing, may complicate this principle

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what is the important confounding variable in family/twin studies?

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you cannot tell what is nature and what is nurture- families usually live in the same/ similar environments

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