Behavriousim Approach

Question 1

Who where the three main phycologist of this approach

Answer 1

Skinner, Pavlo and john

Question 2

How long did behaviorism dominate

Answer 2

50 Years

Question 3

What was skinners research

Answer 3

Skinner box experiment

• Tested rats and pigeons with operant condition where they pressed a lever by accident which released food causing a repeat.
• showed positive consequence cause change in behavior

Question 4

What was Pavlov research

Answer 4

Dog salivation experiment

• tested dogs using a unconditioned item such as food with a neutral item such as a bell to stimulate a conditioned response when the bell became a conditioned stimuli.
• showed behavior can change through classic conditioning

Question 5

What was Johns research

Answer 5

Little albert experiment

• tested classic conditioning through linking a fluffy white rat with a loud bang to evoke fear in a child. caused child to fear rats as shows the scary unconditioned fear due to a loud sound became associated with the rat.
• shows how emotion can be conditioned

Question 6

What is behaviorism

Answer 6

The approach that assumes behavior is influenced from sensory experience.

Question 7

what’s classic conditioning

Answer 7

Learning through association

Question 8

what’s operant conditioning

Answer 8

learning from consequence

Question 9

positive reinforcement

Answer 9

Increases likelihood of behavior

Question 10

Negative reinforcement

Answer 10

increases likelihood of behavior through removing negative feeling

Question 11

Punishment

Answer 11

decreases likely hood of behavior

Question 12

Positives of behaviorism

Answer 12

Replicable (scientific credibility)

applicable

Question 13

Negatives of behaviorism

Answer 13

Mechanistic view
Generalizability due to animal research
environmentally detremistic

Question 14

where where studies carried out

Answer 14

In labs on animals