4.2.1 The Behaviourist Approach

Question 1

Give a brief overview of the emergence of the behaviourist approach

Answer 1

-emerged in the beginning of the 20th century
-became the dominant approach in psychology for half oof that century
-credited as the driving force in the development of psychology as a scientific discipline
-J.B Watson rejected introspection as it is subjective, so can’t be measured or checked
-behaviourists tried to maintain objectivity and relied on lab experiments

Question 2

Give the key assumptions of the behaviourists?

Answer 2

-only concerned with observable behaviour, as it can be objectively and scientifically measured as it can be seen