Behaviourism Flashcards
1
Q
Who made the ‘Behaviourism’ theory?
A
Skinner
2
Q
What is Behaviourism?
A
Children develop language based of those around them, no innate ability for language
3
Q
What is operant conditioning? (Behaviourism)
A
Reinforcement of actions.
Example: Positive and Negative reinforcement
4
Q
What is a criticism of Behaviourism?
A
Parents tend to favour truthfulness over grammatical correctness
5
Q
What is a supporting point for Behaviourism?
A
Tend to acquire accents/colloquialisms from those around them
6
Q
What is Poverty of Stimulus? (Behaviourism)
A
Some language is too difficult to be learnt through reinforcement alone
