Behaviourism (learning theory)

Question 1

blank slate

Answer 1

all behaviour is learnt from our environment

Question 2

observable behaviour

Answer 2

• objective and scientific
• highly controlled environment
• animal studies
• establish cause and effect
• reduced to a simple process

Question 3

how is behaviour reduced to a simple process

Answer 3

it is a result of a stimulus

Question 4

studies and experiments

Answer 4

• pavlov’s dogs
• little albert
• skinners rats

Question 5

pavlovs dogs
and
little albert
conditioning type

Answer 5

classical conditioning

Question 6

skinners rats

conditioning type

Answer 6

operant conditioning

Question 7

classical conditioning

Answer 7

learning by association
conditioned/unconditioned
response/stimulus

Question 8

operant conditioning

Answer 8

learning by consequence
positive/negative
reinforcement/punishment

Question 9

pavlovs dogs

Answer 9

looked at dog salivation to food

2 stimuli

Question 10

little albert

Answer 10

association of fear to white rabbits from loud noise

Question 11

skinners rats

Answer 11

rat placed in box

food dispenser for pressing a lever

Question 12

schedules of reinforcement

Answer 12

unpredictable reinforcement was more successful

e.g. gambling

Question 13

schedules of reinforcement

skinners rats

Answer 13

food pellet was dispensed every 5th lever press

Question 14

weakness

Answer 14

animal studies

• hard to generalise
• unethical

Question 15

view on the mind?

Answer 15

irrelevant

Question 16

strengths

Answer 16

observable behaviour

• objective and scientific research
• highly controlled experiments
• establish cause and effect