Behavourist Approach Flashcards
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Do people have free will?
A
No
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What is behaviour determined by?
A
The environment
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what is behaviour learned from?
A
Experience
3
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What we were born as?
A
A blank slate
4
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What are two ways we learn?
A
Classical & operant conditioning
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Q
What do we test on?
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Animals , no humans
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Q
Is it scientific ?
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Yes
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What is our mind?
A
A black box and should not be studied
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Q
Definitions of the 3 reinforcements?
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Positive = giving of a reward Negative= taking away something bad Vicarious = observer learns models behaviour by either reward or punishment
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learning can be explained in terms of?
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Stimulus and response
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Definition of classical conditioning?
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Learning by direct association
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Operant conditioning definition ?
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Learning to display a certain behaviour in order to recover a reward or punishment
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Classical conditioning case study?
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Ivan Pavlov:
- dog and bell
- salivates for food
- bell and food is salivation still
- conditioned response= when bell rings it salivates
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Behaviourist operant conditioning case study?
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Skinner:
- rat inside box
- with response lever for punishment of electric
- food dispenser for reward of food.
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Strengths of behaviourist approach?
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- animals can be used to study and not raise ethical issues.
- all behaviour is observable and measurable
- suitable environments can be created to produce socially appropriate behaviour
