Evaluations

Question 1

What Is a strength of the behaviourist approach?

reaserch

Answer 1

P-based on well-controlled reasearch

E-Behaviourists focus on the measurement of observable behaviour within highly controlled lab-settings. By breaking down behaviour into basic stimuus-response units, all other possible extanious variables were romoved, allowing cause-and-effect relationships to be established.

E-Skinner was able to clearly demonstrate how reinforcemnt influenced an animals behaviour.

L-This suggests that behaviourist experiments have scientific credibility.

Question 2

What is a strength of the behaviourist approach?

application

Answer 2

P-The principles of conditioning have benn applied to real-world behaviours and problems.

E-Operent conditioning is the basis os token economy systems that have been used successfully in institutions, such as prisons and psychiactric wards. These work by rewarding appropriate behaviour with tokens that can be exchanged for privileges.

E-This then acts as an insentive for the inmates to work twoards a goal thats positive and thus come out reformd

L-this increases the value of the behviourist approach because it has widespread application .