Cognitive Approach to Personality (unfinished) Flashcards
who were the main behaviourist researchers
watson
skinner
behaviouist definition of personality
personality is learned responses to the environment
behaviourist approach to personality
can only study observable behaviour
mind does not explain behaviour
personality is solely shaped by the environment through conditioning
classical conditioning
unrelated stimulus becomes associated with relevant stimulus and causes behaviour we cannot control
operant conditioning
behaviour is modified based on its consequences (removal or giving of reward/punishment)
what is the classical conditioning happening in clockwork orange
nauseating drug used while watching violence
subject now feels sick when thinking about violence
what was the message of clockwork orange
psych conditioning can’t make ppl good, it is an internal choice
what was Burgess’s comments on Skinner’s behaviourism
if humans can be conditioned, what happens to free will?
who criticised skinner?
Burgess
what is the modern view of Skinner
behaviourism limited the studying of mental states, today we do study them
behaviourism is still and important part of personality/psychology
what types of data did behaviourism put an emphasis on?
self report (test)
observation
what is the cognitive perspective
focus on what happens between environmental trigger and reward instead of just behaviour after reward
what is observational learning
acquire behaviour by watching someone else do it and observing consequences
what is another name for observational learning
modeling
what is Bandura’s study
children witnessed adult attack, play with, or do nothing with a Bobo doll
child became frustrated after toys were taken away
children were given opportunity to hit Bobo
