cognitive and behaviourism: 2nd force Flashcards
when was the first wave of behaviourism
1920s-1960s
how is the new approach to behaviour therapy different
shifted away from psychiatric treatment for psychological disorders (medication and physical treatments)
deliberate move towards new school of psychology
- revolution not evolution
psychology is the science of behaviour not the study of consciousness
what is behaviourism opinion on psychoanalitic method
behaviourism is against the psychoanalytical approach
what is psychology
psychology is the science of behaviour not the study of consciousness
what does behaviourism put a large emphasis on
learning
behaviourism moved away from freud and towards what
science
- tangible, measurable, observable
what is habituation
the simplest form of learning
as we become used to a stimulus we tend to get used to it
eg. the sound of a clock ticking
when is measuring habituation used
to understand how learning happens
to do studies infants and nonverbal people
who invented classical conditioning
ivan pavlov
classical conditioning
dog study when dog salviated when looking at food (unconditioned stimulus and response). Then rang bell when getting food and dog would salivate to the bell (neutral stimulus becoming a conditioned stimulus)
john b watson experiment
little albert
what is little albert experiment
made loud noises when rat came out and caused the baby to develop a conditioned fear response to anything similar to the white rat
what did the little albert experiment lead to
generalisation
what is generalisation
the tendency to respond in the same way to different but similar stimuli
what did the albert experiment discover
that phobias are a learnt response
who invented operant conditioning
bf skinner
what is operant conditioning
we learn what works and what doesnt and we stop doing what doesnt
how do animals learn
operant conditioning
what is the difference between operant and classical conditioning
operant needs an active participation whereas classical conditioning can be done to other people eg. little albert
where is behaviourism used today
classrooms
prisons
parenting
drug and alcohol
social learning theory
phobias
how is behaviourism used in the classroom
behaviour modification
star charts
time outs
how is behaviourism used in prisons
token systems
how is behaviourism used for phobias
desensitisation
what is cognitive therapy
the idea that the way we make sense of things is dependent on the way we interpret different situations
key difference between psychoanalytic and behaviouris/cognitive behaviourism
behaviourism is interested in the present
does behaviourism believe we have the will to change
yes