Behavioural Approach

Question 1

What are the main assumptions?

Answer 1

1: only interested in behaviour which is observable and can be measured

2: reject introspection, difficult to measure instead want more control and objectivity

3: Basic processes that manage learning are the same in all species

Question 2

What is the behavioural approach

Answer 2

A way of explaining behaviour in terms of what is observable and in terms of learning

Question 3

What is classical conditioning

Answer 3

Refers to learning by association when two stimuli are paired together repeatedly

Question 4

What is operant conditioning

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Reinforcements and punishments

Answer 5

R- repeat
P-stop behaviour

Question 6

Evaluations of behavioural approach

Answer 6

Strength objectivity
Real life application

Weakness
Deterministic
Reductionist