behavioural approach

Question 1

well-controlled research

Answer 1

behaviourists focus on measurement of observable behaviour with lab setting. extraneous variables were removed=cause&effect. this was influential in development of psych as science;credibility+status

Question 2

real world application

Answer 2

token economy; conditioning used. this has been successful in prisons/psyc wards to encourage positive behaviour. this increases the value due to widespread application

Question 3

mechanistic view of human behaviour

Answer 3

oversimplified the learning process. suggests that we are passive and respond in a machine like way to environment. ignored most imp influence-human thought. suggests that people have a more active role in learning than suggested

Question 4

environmental determinism

Answer 4

all behaviour is determined by past exp that have been conditioned. Skinner suggests free will is an illusion. suggests other people do not have free will and ignores influence of decision making.

Question 5

ethics in animal research

Answer 5

Skinner’s box- animals involved were expose to stressful conditions which may have affected how they react in certain situations (extrapolation-animal studies cannot be generalised to human)