behaviourism Flashcards
what did behaviourists change the subject matter of psychology to
from the study of conscious experience to the study of behaviour
why did psychologists change the subject matter of psychology from the study of conscious experience to the study of behaviour
behaviour can be directly observed and evidence can be gathered from it - more scientific
in what state behaviourists believe humans are born
tabula rasa
what does tabula rasa mean
‘blank slate’ all behaviour is learned
what is empiricism
the belief all behaviour is learned (apart from reflexes in newborns)
why do behaviourists believe the mind is irrelevant
thoughts cannot be directly observed and data cannot be obtained from them
what factor do behaviourists believe controls all behaviour
environment
what does environmental determinism mean
there is no free will and our behaviour is controlled by forces in the environment
what do behaviourists believe humans learn in the same way as
animals - through stimulus response associations
what does the fact behaviourists believe humans learn in the same way as animals mean for research
research conducted on animals can be generalised to humans
name 3 features of behaviourism
classical conditioning, operant conditioning and slt
