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Behaviourist approach Flashcards

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Why did Behaviourists focus on Behaviour?

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Because it is observable and thus quantifiable

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Who founded behaviouralism?

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Watson

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What do Behaviourists believe about humans?

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We are blank slates at birth and learn everything

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Do behaviourists believe animal studies can be applied to humans?

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Yes, Animals and humans are the same we are simply more complex

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What are the evaluation points for the behaviourist approach?

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  • Negative: Animal studies eg Skinner’s rats, how similar are we? can results be generalised?
  • Negative: Environmental determinism, doesn’t take a holistic view and so has a limited explanation
  • Positive is real-world application: phobias after little Albert study have been identified as environmentally caused and so psychologists can work to treat them
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Psychology P2 - Approaches (9 decks)

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