approaches Flashcards
what is the behaviourist approach?
classical conditioning - stimulus & response
operant conditioning - positive negative reinforcement
skinners box
evaluate behaviourist approach
+can be used in real life applications
+uses a scientific approach
-ignores cognitive factors
-uses animals so may be unethical - rats and dogs
what is social learning theory?
banduras bobo doll study
mediational processes - arrm
evaluate SLT
ignores biological factors
can explain cultural differences in behaviour
explanation of behaviour
supported by bobo doll studies
what is the cognitive approach?
schemas
computer models
cognitive neuroscience
evaluate the cognitive approach
uses scientific method
real world application
machine reductionism
real life application may be limited
what is the biological approach?
genetics - phenotype and genotype
role of evolution
brain structures
neurochemistry
evaluate the biological approach
highly scientific
real life application
hard to distinguish cause and effect
deterministic view of behaviour
ignores environmental factors
what is the psychodynamic approach?
role of unconscious mind - ID, EGO, superego
freudians slip
defence mechanisms
psychosexual stages
little Hans case
evaluate the psychodynamic approach
great influence on modern psychology
real life application
has been criticised
not scientific
is deterministic
what is humanistic approach?
Maslows hierarchy of needs
the self
conditions of worth
evaluate the humanistic approach
it has been real life
not reductionist
positive approach
culturally biased
limited application
