Evaluation of the behavioural approach

Question 1

because the behavioural approach use scientific methods, lab experiment(high control of variables), we can say that?

Answer 1

the behavioural approach is reliable because we can repeat these experiments and still and get the same results

Question 2

the behavioural approach raise the what… (hint: celebrity status)

Answer 2

status of psychology

Question 3

Operant condition has ecological validity as it has been applied to…
Using what?

Answer 3

schools and prisons
Token economies

Question 4

The behavioural approach reduces behaviour down to a stimulus response, and does not consider the cognitive process, this makes it what?

Answer 4

reductionist

Question 5

the approach does not take into account what type of behaviour? (hint: out of character behaviour)

Answer 5

spontaneous

Question 6

the behavioural approach is considered to be deterministic, what does this mean?

Answer 6

that our behavior is conditioned by past experiences/events - no free will

Question 7

the behavioural approach carries out their experiments on what?

Answer 7

animals

Question 8

what is the two problems with using animals in an experiment ?

Answer 8

1) using animals is considered to be unethical
2) we cannot generalise. humans are way more complex then animals in terms of cognition and physiology

Question 9

the behavioural approach explains what about phobias? (hint: two explanations)

Answer 9

it explains the acquisition and the maintenance of phobias

Question 10

the behavioural approach has led to successful…

Answer 10

treatments to disorders like phobias