Behaviourist Perspective Flashcards
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Strengths of the behaviourist perspective
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Good reliability
Practical applications
Useful
Understand nurture debate
2
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Weaknesses of the behaviourist perspective
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Use of animals
Useful for humans ?
Ethics
Conducted under controlled artificial conditions
Deterministic
3
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As studies of the behaviourist perspective
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Watson and raynor
Albert
Pavlovs dogs
4
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Assumptions of the behaviourist perspective
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Majority of all behaviour is learned from the environment after Birth
Behaviour is determined by the environment
Only observable behaviour should be studied
