Behaviourist Assumptions Flashcards

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Humans born like a blank slate (tabula rasa)

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Minds are born as a ‘blank slate’

Behaviour learned from environmental interaction (Nurture OVER nature)

Environmental Determinism - Early associations shape later reactions to situations

E.g. Dentists = Pain

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Behaviour learned through conditioning

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Classical Conditioning - Association

Pavlov’s Dogs -
UCS + UCR + NS = CS + CR

Operant Conditioning - Reinforcement

Positive reinforcement = Behaviour rewarded so behaviour repeated

Negative reinforcement = Behaviour increases to avoid negative stimulus

Punishment = Behaviour punished so behaviour stopped

Skinner’s Rats-
Press lever = Food
Electric shock = No food

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Humans and animals learn in similar ways

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Able to study animal learning in labs then make generalisations about how humans learn

All behaviour learned through stimulus response relationships

Skinners Rats operant conditioning applied in behaviourist therapies

E.g. Token economies in schools

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