Approaches Flashcards
Phenotype
expression of our genetic make up, combining genotype with environmental influences
positive reinforcement
behaviours are more likely to be repeated due to the reward provided
defence mechanisims
strategies used to protect the ego when it cannot cope with reality.
neurochemistry
considering the role of neurotransmitter activity as a cause for our behaviour
cognitive neuroscience
a discipline combing the biological approach and cognitive approach in order to understand mental processes through investigating the brain
behaviourist approach
the view that we learn through conditioning and the association of stimuli and responses
modelling
within social learning, parents act as role models, showing children how to behave.
free will
the belief that we have control over our behaviour, rather than it being determined- humanistic approach
holism
the view that we need to study the individual as a whole, as the whole if often greater than the sum of its parts
superego
our conscious or morality principle- this tells us right from wrong
mediational processes
in social learning cognitive factors such as attention, retention and motivation which determine how likely a behaviour is to imitated
introspection
a systematic attempt to investigate ones own mental and emotional processes
conditions of worth
the requirements placed upon an individual by others and may indicate conditional love
denial
continuing to pretend that everything is fine when it isn’t
classical conditioning
a neutral stimulus is associated with an unconditioned stimulus to produce a conditioned response
