assumptions

Question 1

what are two assumptions of the learning approach

Answer 1

Each life begins with a ‘blank slate’ observable changes in our behaviour can result from reactions to our environment.

The processes of social learning, operant conditioning and classical conditioning are the ways in which humans and animals learn

Question 2

what are two assumptions of the social approach

Answer 2

Our behaviour, cognitions and emotions can be influenced by the actual, implied or imagined presence of others.

All of our behaviour, cognitions and emotions can be influenced by social contexts, social environments and groups

Question 3

what are assumptions of the cognitive approach

Answer 3

there are similarities in the way humans and computers process information.

there are individual differences in cognitive processes such as attention, language, thinking and memory which can help to explain our differing behaviours and emotions