Behavioural (L 9) Flashcards
What does a behaviour approach seek to observe and explain?
How experiences and consequences control behaviour
It emphasizes that thoughts and feelings are behaviours, not causes.
True or False: In a behavioural approach, behaviour is seen as the outcome of experience.
True
This approach emphasizes the role of past experiences in shaping behaviour.
What does a behavioural approach to personality focus on?
The relationship between environment, experience, and behaviour
It emphasizes measurable and observable events.
What are the principles used in a behavioural approach to predict and control behaviour?
Pavlovian and operant conditioning
These principles help in understanding behaviour patterns.
What does a behavioural approach prefer over hypothetical constructs?
Measurable and observable events
This preference helps create objective and reliable data.
List the three key points of a science of behaviour.
- All activity of organisms is behaviour
- A primary influence of behaviour is learning relations between environment and behaviour
- Not everything is learned; behaviour is influenced by biological constraints and learning
What does a behavioural approach to personality focus on, states or traits?
States
This approach emphasizes how behaviour results from similar past experiences.
How is impulsivity studied?
Delayed discounting
This method measures how delay affects the perceived value of outcomes.
What do we know about the relationship between delay and impulsivity?
The more the delay devalues the outcome, the more impulsive the person tends to be
This indicates a direct correlation between delay and impulsivity.
What plays a strong role in impulsivity according to the behavioural approach?
Current environment (state) conditions
This suggests that situational factors can influence impulsive behaviour.
What is a finding regarding children who experienced higher uncertainty in childhood?
They tend to be more impulsive and discount more steeply
This indicates a long-term effect of childhood experiences on behaviour.
Fill in the blank: If you change the context, you can change the _______.
Discount rate
This suggests that context can influence decision-making processes.
List the weaknesses of using delayed discounting measures.
- Ethical problems (influencing personality)
- Difficult to study personality experimentally
What is a strength of using delayed discounting measures?
Exists to measure impulsivity
This makes it a valuable tool for researchers.
