a01 the behavioural approach to psychology

Question 1

What are the 3 sections for the outline of approach

Answer 1

Only behaviour is important

Abnormal behaviours are learned through conditioning or social learning

Learning environments

Question 2

Talk about only behaviour is important

Answer 2

The model concentrates only on behaviour

Behaviour might be internal or external

Cz external behaviours are generally more aggressive behaviourists tend to focus more on external behaviours

Question 3

Talk about abnormal behaviours are learned through conditioning or social learning

Answer 3

Abnormal behaviour not different to normal behaviours in terms of how it is learnt

We can use the theories of classical and operant conditioning to explain many disorders for which the major characteristics are behavioural

Question 4

Talk about learning environments

Answer 4

Learning environments may reinforce problematic behaviours

Avoidance behaviour lowers anxiety
Depressive behaviours may elicit help from others

E.g. A child may take up drugs if they judge that by engaging in such behaviour they will be rewarded e.g. social approval
Also case with people faring flight cz of tv programmes

Question 5

Role of operant conditioning

Answer 5

Learning as a result of the consequences of behaviour

Question 6

Role of classical conditioning

Answer 6

Learning as a result of association

Question 7

Social kearning

Answer 7

Learning as a result of observation of others behaviour

Question 8

Methods of investigating the behavioural approach

Answer 8

Experiments

Animal studies

Question 9

Talk about animal studies

Answer 9

They’re used to generalise to human behaviour.
But this can be a limitation cz it may not be accurate enough

Basic laws of learning apply to humans and non human animals

Question 10

Talk about experiments

Answer 10

Experiments are easily done cz the focus is on observable behaviours, this can demonstrate the importance of consequences