Behaviourist Flashcards
1
Q
Learning occurs through:
A
Association
Direct rewards
Imitation of a model
2
Q
Classical Conditioning
A
Unconditional stimulus becomes associated with an existing response to create a conditioned response
3
Q
Operant conditioning
A
Reinforcement - encourages the behaviour
Punishment - reduces the behaviour
4
Q
Positive reinforcement
A
Add something positive
5
Q
Negative Reinforcement
A
Remove something negative
6
Q
Positive punishment
A
Add something negative
7
Q
Negative punishment
A
Remove something positive
8
Q
Is the behaviourist approach nomothetic or idiographic?
A
Nomothetic
Behaviour is universal
and can be generalised
9
Q
Strengths of the behaviourist approach
A
- Real life application - flooding
- Focus on scientific methodology
- Nomothetic
10
Q
Weaknesses of behaviourist approach
A
- Environmentally reductionist
- Environmentally deterministic
- Animal studies
