Assumptions, strengths and weaknesses

Question 1

Approach is also called?

Answer 1

The behaviourist approach

Question 2

Contains which theories

Answer 2

Classical conditioning, social learning and operant conditioning

Question 3

Classical conditioning is what

Answer 3

learning by association- where a previously neutral object with a positive event.

Question 4

Classical conditioning theory created by who

Answer 4

Pavlov

Question 5

Operant conditioning what is

Answer 5

learning in which the organism/individual learns to operate in it’s environment based on the consequences of the behaviour

Question 6

Reinforcement

Answer 6

this means that behaviour that is rewarded every time it is presented is more likely to occur in its presentation.

Question 7

Punishment

Answer 7

this means that behaviour that has negative consequences is unlikely to recur since the organism learns from the consequences

Question 8

Extinction

Answer 8

the tendancy that a behaviour fades away gradually as a result of it not being rewarded or reinforced every time it is presented

Question 9

Positive reinforcement

Answer 9

the tendancy that behaviour is likely to be repeated due to the rewards that an individual/ organism gets due to that behaviour.

Question 10

Negative reinforcement

Answer 10

negative behaviour isn’t reoccurred as the individual learns from its actions and avoids the consequences of doing the negative behaviour

Question 11

Assumption 1 (changes)

Answer 11

conditioning explains changes in behaviour, assuming that all behaviour is learned from the environment

Question 12

Assumption 2 (environment )

Answer 12

behaviour is determined by our environment as we are merely a total of all our past experiences

Question 13

Assumption 3 (observ..)

Answer 13

only observable behaviour should be studied

Question 14

Strength of learning 1 (scie..)

Answer 14

highly scientific due to the methodology e.g experiments

Question 15

Strength 2 (evaluation )

Answer 15

practical application which are effective

Question 16

Strength 3 (contri..)

Answer 16

made a tremendous contribution as it explains that both humans and animals do all their learning from the environment

Question 17

weakness 1 (redu)

Answer 17

reductionist

Question 18

weakness 2 (dete..)

Answer 18

deterministic

Question 19

weakness 3 (ge..)

Answer 19

uses case studies

Question 20

deterministic meaning

Answer 20

It assumes that for learning to take place, certain environmental conditions must be present. The social learning theory for example explains that behaviour must be observed, retained and later imitated in that order for it to be learned.