Behaviourist Approach (A03)

Question 1

Strengths

Answer 1

• Well-controlled research
• RWA: Token Economy

Question 2

Limitations

Answer 2

• Environmental determinism

Question 3

Well-controlled research

Answer 3

• Focuses on measuring observable behaviour in controlled lab settings
• Cause and effect relationships can be established due to the removal of extraneous variables

Question 4

Well-controlled research: Counterpoint

Answer 4

• Learning process may have been oversimplified
• Other approaches draw attention to mental processes
• Suggests that learning is more complex than observable behaviour alone

Question 5

Token Economy

Answer 5

• Used in prisons/ pysch wards
• Rewards appropriate behaviour with tokens that can be exchanged for privileges
• Increases value of approach due to widespread application