behavioural assumptions

Question 1

State assumption one

Answer 1

Humans are born a blank slate

Question 2

Explain ‘ humans are born a blank slate’

Answer 2

humans are born Tabula rasa , experiences and interactions with enviroment makes us who we are - environmental determinism

Question 3

Example of humans are born a blank slate

Answer 3

Little albert - watson and rayner 1920

Question 4

state assumption 2

Answer 4

Behaviour is learnt through conditioning

Question 5

Explain ‘ behaviour is learnt through conditioning’

Answer 5

two types : operant and classical
classical: new behaviour is learnt through association
operant : idea when people behave in a certain way and are rewarded for it behaviour will be repeated or if they are punished it will stop

Question 6

Example ‘ Behaviour is learnt through conditioning’

Answer 6

Classical : Pavlov dogs
• food ucs , salvation ucr , bell ns
• ns + ucs -> cs + ucs = cr
operant : bf skinners box
• animals can behave in a certain way when rewarded
postive reinforcement = repeated behaviour
shocked after level = behaviour not repeated punished

Question 7

State assumption 3

Answer 7

humans and animals learn in similar ways

Question 8

explain ‘ humans and animals learn in similar ways

Answer 8

• laws of learning- apply to both - appropriate to study other species in order to understand human behaviours , possible to generalise explanations animal -> humans

Question 9

example ‘ humans and animals learn in similar ways’

Answer 9

Pavolvs dogs : pavlov devised his principles of classical conditioning based on his experiments with dogs - used in SD phobias unlearned using association