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Approaches Flashcards

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The Behaviourist Approach

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External forces in the environment shape our behaviour

Nurture > Nature

Strongly Scientific

Environmental determinism

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Social Learning Theory

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Behaviour is learned as a result of observations

Nurture > Nature

Scientific but can lack validity

Determined but individuals apply what is learned ( Free Will )

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The Cognitive Approach

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Thought processes determine behaviour

Nature + Nurture

Scientific method despite interference

Some degree of Free Will

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The Biological Approach

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Physiological / Inherited factors determine behaviour

Nature > Nurture

Strongly Scientific

Biological Determinism

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The Psychodynamic Approach

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Unconscious factors beyond our control

Nature + Nurture

Not scientific

Psychic Determinism

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The Humanistic Approach

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Behaviour is under our conscious control

Nature + Nurture

Rejects the scientific method

Free Will

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The Cognitive Approach Definition

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Internal mental processes

Thoughts processes - thoughts and memories

If thoughts change, behaviour changes

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