behaviourist approach Flashcards
what is the fundamental belief of behaviourists
that all behaviour is learned and it is learned through classical and operant conditioning. therefore behaviour is not innate
what is the main methodology for the behaviourist approach
experimental/scientific method is the favourable research method and commonly lab exp
what else is KEY about the behaviourist approach
they generalise findings from animals to humans
it is on observable behaviour only so not what we think and feel
what is CC based on
based on natural reflex responses that occur involuntarily when certain stimuli are present eg salivating to the smell of food
what were the dogs able to learn to do
associate the sound of the bell with the time of feeding/salivate to the sound of a bell
explain what happens during the acquisition phase
the ns and the ucs are repeatedly paired so that the dogs learn to associate the the bell with the food
why is timing important in CC
ns and ucs need to be paired together for cr to be learned, association wont happen
what is meant by extinction in cc
cr is not permanently established and will disappear over time if not presented with ucs often
what is meant by stimulus generalised in cc
pavlov found that dogs would respond to stimuli that was similar to CS
what is meant by spontaneous recovery
after extinction if cs and ucs are once again presented together the association between them is made more quickly
for pavolovs dogs what is the UCS
food
for PD what is the UCR
salivation
for PD what is the NS
bell
for PD what is the UCR
salivationf
for PD what is the CS
bell
