Behaviourist Approach

Question 1

What is the tabula Rosa theory?

Answer 1

• born as a blank state

- shaped by environment

Question 2

What is classical conditioning?

Answer 2

Learning through association

Question 3

What is operant conditioning?

Answer 3

Learning through punishment and reinforcement

Question 4

Give an example of an experiment that uses operant conditioning

Answer 4

Skinner (rats)

Question 5

What is positive reinforcement?

Answer 5

Behaviour produces satisfying consequence

Question 6

What is negative reinforcement?

Answer 6

Behaviour removes something unpleasant

Question 7

What is positive punishment?

Answer 7

Behaviour followed by unpleasant consequence

Question 8

What approaches are part of the behaviourist approach?

Answer 8

• classical conditioning

- operant conditioning

Question 9

What is the social learning theory?

Answer 9

Learning occurs indirectly through observation and imitation of behaviour

Question 10

What is vicarious reinforcement?

Answer 10

Want to be rewarded for a behaviour like another

Question 11

What is attention (SLT)?

Answer 11

Whether behaviour is noticed

Question 12

What is retention (SLT)?

Answer 12

Remembering a behaviour

Question 13

What is reproduction (SLT)?

Answer 13

Able to do behaviour

Question 14

What is identification (SLT)?

Answer 14

Feeling of similarity to a person

Question 15

What is modelling (SLT)?

Answer 15

Copying behaviour

Question 16

Give an example of an experiment that uses SLT?

Answer 16

Bandits (bobo dolls)