Approaches (Behaviourist) Flashcards
What does classical conditioning involve and what is the research linked to it?
UCS -> UCR
UCS + NS -> UCR
CS-> CR
Example- Pavlov’s dogs
In CC why is the timing important
NS must be shortly before UCS to make them pair up
What is Extinction?
CS loses ability to produce CR after a few trials of no reinforcement occurs
What is Spontaneous recovery?
CS + UCS Paired again, link made more easily and quickly
What is Stimulus generalisation?
CR also occurs to similar stimulus of the CS
What are the different reinforcement types?
Positive reinforcement - giving a reward for behaviour, increasing likelihood of behaviour happening again
Negative reinforcement- removal of unpleasant consequence, increasing likelihood behaviour happening again
Punishment - adding unpleasant consequence or removal of plea sent stimulus
Is it Nurture or Nature?
Nurture
Is it for or against scientific method?
It’s for/in support of it
What does it say behaviour is a result of?
It says “all behaviour is learned from the environment through conditioning”
What’s the difference between continuous reinforcement and partial reinforcement?
Continuous - effective for establishing a behaviour
Partial- effective for maintaining it
Example for operant conditioning
Skinner and his rats
+What is a Supporting point for the Cc?
.Led to the development of treatments for reduction of anxiety associated with phobias
.”systematic desensitisation” - eliminates the anxious response by replacing it with another
-What is a limitation of the approach?
.It is mostly based on animal studies and yes although humans learn the same ways as animals, they do not have the cognitive decision making skills or free will we do
. So cannot be generalised.
