Behaviourist Approach Flashcards
What are the main assumptions of the behaviourist approach
Psychology should only study observable, quantifiable behaviour
Psychology should attempt to find laws to predict behaviour
Humans are no more complex than animals
What is Generalisation in the behaviourist approach
The CR is elicited by similar stimuli to the CS
What is discrimination in the behaviourist approach
The conditioned person or animal can distinguish between the CS and similar stimuli
What is extinction in the behaviourist approach
The CS is no longer paired with the UCS and no longer elicits the CR
What is spontaneous recovery in the behaviourist approach
After extinction, the CS only needs to be paired with the UCS a few times to become conditioned again
What is high order conditioning
A CS is paired with an NS, leading to the NS producing a CR
What does reflexive mean with an example
Not learnt
Eg. Salivation
What did Watson and Rayner find
Little Albert had a fear of not just the white rat but also Fluffy things like the researcher’s beard (generalisation)
What was Skinner’s token conditioner
The light
What was skinner’s Positive reinforcement
The food
What was skinner’s Negative reinforcement
The electric grid
What treatments came from the behaviourist approach
CBT and Systematic desensitisation
