Discuss Behavioural psychology's approach to explaining human behaviour

Question 1

intro

Answer 1

don’t need
smallest = overview of both CC and OC and the behavioural approach - little value

Question 2

CC paragraph

Answer 2

• explain (learning behaviours / association)
• Pavlov - short

Question 3

CC EVAL 1

Answer 3

• Watson (Little - Albert)
  = supporting research - ethics

Question 4

CC EVAL 2

Answer 4

• reductionist - observability
  = temporal context = temporally scientific (empirical etc.)

Question 5

OC paragraph

Answer 5

• Guay and Love
  explain reinforcement - concepts of promoting behaviours etc.

Question 6

OC EVAL 1

Answer 6

• Skinners box
  animal study - is this reductionist - yes but no - assumed animals as tabula rasa etc.
• however - humans more complex and so it may be argued etc. data cant be generalised

Question 7

OC EVAL 2

Answer 7

• phobias / effective treatments (also depression)
• adaptable / applicable
  evaluate treatments

Question 8

OC EVAL 2

Answer 8

• add more science etc.
• temporally scientific
• modern application still in use such as token economies