Behaviourist Perspective Flashcards
What is another term for blank slate?
Tabula Rasa
What are the 3 processes behaviourists think take place when learning?
1) Classical Conditioning
2) Operant conditioning
3) Social Learning theory
What is classical conditioning?
Learning through association
What is operant conditioning ?
Learning as the result of rewards and punishments
What is social learning theory?
Learning through observing and imitating the behaviours of others.
Outline the strengths of the behaviourist perspective.
- highlights role of nurture in learning.
- scientific credibility as controlled in a lab.
- extremely useful having practical applications in a range of different settings including clinical ones.
Outline the weaknesses of the behaviourist perspective.
- Ignores the influence of nature failing to justify genes and our biological makeup.
- Lack ecological validity as its so controlled and in a lab.
What case study relates to operant conditioning?
Chaney Et Al - Funhaler
What case study relates to social theory?
Bandura Et Al
Define 4 features of behaviourism.
1) Psychology should be seen as a science.
2) Only subject matter for psychology should be behaviours which we can observe and measured.
3) Major influence is learning from the environment.
4) Little difference between the learning between animals and humans.
Who came up with the behaviourist perspective?
John Watson
What’s an example of classical conditioning?
Pavlovs Dogs
