Behaviourism

Question 1

state the key terms in classical conditioning

Answer 1

unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, neutral stimulus, conditioned stimulus, conditioned response

Question 2

classical - timing

Answer 2

if the gap between ns & ucs is too great, conditioning will not occur

Question 3

classical - extinction

Answer 3

the cr isn’t permanent - if cs is presented without ucs too many times, it may not produce cr

Question 4

classical - spontaneous recovery

Answer 4

after extinction, a single pairing of ucs & cs can cause the link to quickly be made again

Question 5

classical - stimulus generalisation

Answer 5

association made can cross over to other similar stimuli

Question 6

what is operant conditioning?

Answer 6

the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated depends on whether it is rewarded or punished

Question 7

classical conditioning psychologist example

Answer 7

pavlov and his dogs

Question 8

operant conditioning psychologist example

Answer 8

skinner and his box with mice in

Question 9

advantages of behaviourist approach

Answer 9

important contributions to modern understanding of mental illnesses, empirical, more observable and scientific than introspection, helping to give psychology credibility

Question 10

limitation of behaviourist approach

Answer 10

can’t generalise studies of animals onto humans so a limited contribution to explaining human behaviour