Behaviorist approach

Question 1

Explain classical condition

Answer 1

Unconditioned stimulus -> unconditioned response

Unconditioned stimulus+ neutral stimulus

Conditioned stimulus -> conditioned response

Question 2

What are the three things in operant condition?

Answer 2

-Positive enforcement
-Negative reinforcement
-Punishment

Question 3

Explain positive reinforcement

Answer 3

Receiving something pleasant when a behavior is performed that increases the chance the behavior is repeated

Question 4

Explain negative reinforcement

Answer 4

Avoiding or removing something unpleasant, when a behavior is performed that increases the chance that the behavior is repeated

Question 5

Explain punishment

Answer 5

Receiving something unpleasant, when a behavior is performed, which decreases the transitive behavior is repeated

Question 6

What was the experiment for classical condition?

Answer 6

Pavlov’s dogs

Question 7

What was the experiment for operant conditioning?

Answer 7

Skinners rats

Question 8

Pros of the behavioral approach

Answer 8

Scientific -in a lab
Treatments - phobias

Question 9

Cons of the behavioral approach

Answer 9

-Animal studies
-Doesn’t acknowledge mediational processes
-environmental determinism

Question 10

Is the behavioral approach scientific and why?

Answer 10

Yes, example Pavlov/Skinner because it’s in a lab

Question 11

Is the behavioral approach, holistic or reductionism

Answer 11

Reductionism-believes all behavior is learnt

Question 12

Is the behavioral approach ideographic or nomothetic?

Answer 12

Nomothetic example /operant conditioning

Question 13

Is the behavioral approach, natural nurture?

Answer 13

Nurture - all behaviors learned

Question 14

Effective application

Answer 14

Treating phobias

Question 15

Is the behavioral approach determined stable, free well

Answer 15

Deterministic example-positive reinforcement-repeat behavior