comparison of approaches Flashcards
Views on Development: the processes that underpin learning are continuous
behaviourist
Nature vs. Nurture: babies are blank slates at birth and all behaviour is learned from the environment
behaviourist
Reductionist: reduces complex learning into stimulus-response units
behaviourist
Determinism: all behaviour is environmentally determined by external forces we cannot control
behaviourist
abnormality rises from faulty learning processes
behaviourist
Views on Development: the processes that underpin learning are continuous
social learning
Nature vs. Nurture: all behaviour is learned from the environment with the addition of imitation and observation
social learning
Reductionist: recognises how cognitive factors interact with the external environment
social learning
Determinist: we are influenced by our environment but also act upon it (reciprocal determinism)
social learning
modelling explains abnormal behaviour such as aggression
social learning
Development: stage theory to development, belief that a child’s schema becomes more complex as they grow
cognitive
Nature vs. Nurture: many of our information processes and schema are innate but refined by the environment
cognitive
Reductionism: use of the computer analogy that ignores the effects of stimuli such as emotion
cognitive
Determinsim: suggests we can choose our behaviour, but only within the limits of what we already know
cognitive
CBT used to treat abnormalities such as Depression, to eradicate faulty thinking
cognitive
