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Approaches Flashcards

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What is the behaviourist approach

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Every behaviour is learnt from the environment (born as a blank space)

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Assumptions of the behaviourist approach

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Everything is learnt
Born as a blank slate
Animals and humans are similar
Psychology is a science where theories need evidence

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Classical conditioning definition

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Learning by association

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Operant conditioning definition

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Learning by consequences

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Reinforcement definition

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Anything that strengthens a response and increases the likelihood it will occur again in the future

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How classical conditioning occurs

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Unconditioned stimulus produces unconditioned response
Neutral stimulus and unconditioned stimulus produced unconditioned response
Neutral stimulus associated with unconditioned stimulus
Neutral stimulus becomes conditioned stimulus created a conditioned response

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Pavlov’s dogs

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associated sound of bell (neutral stimulus) with food (unconditioned stimulus) created conditioned response (drooling)

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research for classical conditioning

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Pavlov and Little albert (white rat and loud noise)

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What is operant conditioning

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Learning through consequences e.g. punishment and reward

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What is positive reinforcement

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Receiving a reward for a certain behaviour increases the likelihood that behaviour will be repeated

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What is negative reinforcement

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increases the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated as by doing the behaviour something unpleasant is removed e.g. babies loving their mothers as they feed them which removes the hunger

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What is punishment

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An unpleasant consequence of a behaviour. Reduces the likelihood of the behaviour to be repeated

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Skinner

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put rats in boxes, when they pressed a lever food was released (reward) so they would push it more
also did it with shocks to show negative reinforcement

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Behaviourist approach evaluation - experimental method

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Skinner and Pavlov used highly controlled experiments meaning a causal relationship can be established

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Behaviourist approach evaluation - real-life application

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positive reinforcement used in schools e.g. giving out awards and stickers

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Behaviourist approach evaluation - explains some human behaviours and their treatments

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Phobias - classical and operant conditioning
systematic desensitisation

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Behaviourist approach evaluation - research on animals

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Animal brain are not as complex as humans are meaning these studies may not be able to be generalised to human behaviour

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Behaviourist approach evaluation - determinist

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suggests environment determines all behaviour - rejects free will

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What is social learning theory

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A way of explaining behaviour that involves imitation modelling and vicarious reinforcement

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Imitation definition

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Copying the behaviour of others

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What does social learning theory involve

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Imitation, modelling, identification and vicarious reinforcement

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What is modelling

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Learning through watching another individual perform that behaviour/ or being the model of the behaviour

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Identification definition

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When an observer associates themselves with a role model

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Vicarious reinforcement definition

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Indirect reinforcement which occurs through watching others being reinforced for their behaviours

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What are the 4 mediational processes

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Attention
Retention
Motor reproduction
Motivation

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What is attention

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The extent we notice behaviour

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What is retention

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How well the behaviour is remembered

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What is motor reproduction

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The ability of the person to reproduce the behaviour

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What is motivation

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The will of the person to reproduce the behaviour
Often determined by rewards and punishment

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Bandura (1961) - procedure

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children observed aggressive and non-aggressive adult playing with a bobo doll
Aggressive would smack, hit with mallet and shout things like pow
Children were then left alone in a room with toys, one of the toys was a bobo doll

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Bandura (1961) findings

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