BEHAVIOURISM

Question 1

Key belief of Pavlov (1927)

Answer 1

All behaviour is learnt through association (classical conditioning)

Question 2

Key belief of Skinner (1953)

Answer 2

Behaviour is an active process, shaped by consequences.

Question 3

Ivan Pavlov (Classical Conditioning) what was his assumption and date

Answer 3

• 1927
• human beings and animals are BORN w REFLEXES.
• reflexes made of stimulus, example: food and a response (ie: salivation)

Question 4

What was Ivan Pavlov process

Answer 4

• 2nd stimulus ( sound of the bell ) constantly associated with the 1st stimulus (food) and predicts arrival.
• second stimulus tends to generate same response in terms of salivation .
  ^^^ CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Question 5

What was BF Skinners assumptions and date of theory proposed

Answer 5

• proposed behaviour is shape and maintained via reinforcements
• learnt through consequences
  ^^^1953

Question 6

Reinforcement

Answer 6

Increases the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated ( can be positive or negative )

Question 7

+ve reinforcement

Answer 7

Receiving a reward when a desirable beh is being performed , increasing likelihood of beh being performed again

Question 8

-ve reinforcement

Answer 8

Avoiding something unpleasant to receive a positive outcome

Question 9

Punishment

Answer 9

Decreases the likelihood of a behaviour. Finding a way to avoid punishment

Question 10

What is classical conditioning

Answer 10

Leaving through association

Question 11

Operant conditioning

Answer 11

Learnt through consequences, active process