Approaches- Learning approaches- intro + behaviourism

Question 1

What are the two learning approaches

Answer 1

Behaviouralist approach
Social learning theory

Question 2

What theories were created and who made them (behaviouralism)

Answer 2

Classical conditioning- Pavlov
Operant conditiong- Skinner

Question 3

What are the three assumptions/ideas of behaviouralism/ learning approach

Answer 3

Humans are born as a blank slate

All behaviours are learnt from the environment and therefore can be
unlearnt

Our behaviour is all due to learning so free will is not possible

Question 4

Behaviouralism AO1

Answer 4

Behaviouralists were only interested in studying behaviour that can be observed and measured

Watson rejected introspection claiming it was too subjective and not measurable. Therefore, behaviouralists rely on lab experiments as these are a better way of maintaining control and objectively measuring behaviour.

Behaviouralists believe that animals can replace humans in research because they learn in the same way as humans.