Comparing Approaches Flashcards
1
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Views on development
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- Behaviourist: continuous, at any age
- SLT: continuous, at any age
- Cognitive: stage theories, as child gets older their scheme becomes more complicated
- Biological: genetically determines maturation changed influence on behaviour
- Psychodynamic: psychosexual stages - no change after genital (puberty)
- Humanistic: ongoing throughout life but childhood is particularly important
2
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Nature v Nurture
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- Behaviourist: nurture
- SLT: nurture through observation and imitation
- Cognitive: Nature but constantly refined by nurture
- Biological: nature
- Psychodynamic: nature and nurture with parent
- Humansitic: nurture
3
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Reductionism
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- Behaviourist: stimulus- response
- SLT: cogntivie factors interact with external environment
- Cognitive: machine reductionism
- Biological: human behaviour explaned at gene or neuron level
- Psychodynamic: holistic interaction between the personalities
- Humanistic: holistic as looks at all aspects of an individual
4
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Determinism
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- Behaviourist: hard determinism
- SLT: soft determinism
- Cognitive: soft determinism
- Biological: genetic determinism
- Psychodynamic: psychic determinism
- Humanistic: free will
5
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Explanation and treatment of abnormal/ atypical behaviour
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- Behaviourist: abnormality comes from faulty learning therefore condition new healthy behaviour
- SLT: modelling explains aggressive behaviour
- Cognitive: CBT aims to eradicate faulty thinking
- Biological: antipsychotic drugs regulate chemical imbalances
- Psychodynamic: psychoanalysis aims to put people in touch with unconscious thought
- Humanistic: reducing incogruence will stimulate personal growth
