Behaviourist Approach Flashcards
What is the tabula Rosa theory?
- born as a blank state
- shaped by environment
What is classical conditioning?
Learning through association
What is operant conditioning?
Learning through punishment and reinforcement
Give an example of an experiment that uses operant conditioning
Skinner (rats)
What is positive reinforcement?
Behaviour produces satisfying consequence
What is negative reinforcement?
Behaviour removes something unpleasant
What is positive punishment?
Behaviour followed by unpleasant consequence
What approaches are part of the behaviourist approach?
- classical conditioning
- operant conditioning
What is the social learning theory?
Learning occurs indirectly through observation and imitation of behaviour
What is vicarious reinforcement?
Want to be rewarded for a behaviour like another
What is attention (SLT)?
Whether behaviour is noticed
What is retention (SLT)?
Remembering a behaviour
What is reproduction (SLT)?
Able to do behaviour
What is identification (SLT)?
Feeling of similarity to a person
What is modelling (SLT)?
Copying behaviour
