Behavioral/Social Learning Approach Flashcards
Behaviorism can be described by OVERT BEHAVIOR which
can be observed, predicted, and controlled by scientists
Radical behaviorism
People are unaware of the reasons for their behavior
Who developed radical behaviorism?
B. F. Skinner
Skinner says anxiety is a
Conditioned response
Watson developed
Overt behavior
Because he believed only the observable was a reasonable subject matter for science
Classical conditioning
Stimulus-response association. Adding a neutral stimulus eventually becomes conditioned stimulus.
Ex: Pavlovs dogs. The bell became the conditioned stimulus for salivation
Limitations of classical conditioning:
- Persistence of new SR association requires occasional pairing or reinforcement of unconditioned and conditioned stimuli.
- EXTINCTION- gradual disappearance of conditioned SR association
- s does not always equal r
Operant conditioning is defined by the law of effect which states that
Behaviors are
MORE LIKELY to repeated if they lead to satisfying consequences
LESS LIKELY to be repeated if they lead to unsatisfying consequences
Who formulated the law of effect?
Thorndike
Thorndikes cats demonstrated that
They were more like to complete the maze of they had previously to get to the food and out of the maze
Reinforcement:
Consequence that increases the frequency of behavior
Punishment:
Consequence that decreases frequency of behavior
Consequence:
Reinforcement or punishment depending on the person and situation
Positive punishment:
Adding chores for rude behavior
Negative punishment:
Taking phone away for rude behavior
