(2) THE BEHAVIOURIST APPROACH (OPERANT)

Question 1

what is operant conditioning

Answer 1

learning occurs through reinforcement

Question 2

positive and negative reinforcement/punishment

Answer 2

positive reinforcement:
- behaviour produces pleasant consequence
negative reinforcement:
- behaviour removes unpleasant consequence
positive punishment:
- adding negative consequence
negative punishment
- remove desired item

Question 3

case study

Answer 3

skinner:
starved rat for 24 hours, put into box
food only served if on one side
kept making side smaller
only gave rat food if it pressed a lever
action –> positive consequence –> reinforced behaviour

Question 4

evaluation

Answer 4

GOOD
-skinner, done under controlled conditions, can be replicated, scientific
-real world applications, TEPs used positive reinforcement for addicts
BAD
-research done with animalise, cannot generalise animals with humans, we have free will