approaches- classical conditioning

Question 1

watson (1913)

Answer 1

rejected introspection

Question 2

focus for behaviourist psychologists

Answer 2

studying behaviour that can be observed and measured- not mental processes or thoughts

Question 3

lab setting

Answer 3

emphasised control and objectivity

Question 4

behaviourism key assumption

Answer 4

believed that the basic processes of learning is the same in all species. therefore animal studies can be used to gain insights into human behaviour

Question 5

AO1- classical conditioning

Answer 5

• learning occurs through association
• people make associations with stimuli in their environment and through learning this then elicits a certain response
• an unconditioned response to an unconditioned stimulus can be paired with a neutral stimulus to create a conditioned response
  -over time the neutral stimulus then becomes a conditioned stimulus which elicits a conditioned response

Question 6

AO1- pavlovs dogs

Answer 6

unconditioned stimulus
conditioned stimulus
neutral stimulus
conditioned response
unconditioned response