History And Approaches: Behaviourism Flashcards
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John Watson
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Studied the pioneering conditioning experiments of Ivan Pavlov. HE FOUNDED CLASSICAL BEHAVIOURISM.
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Behaviorism
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Only look at behavior and causes and behavior— stimuli (environmental events) and responses (physical reactions) — and not concern themselves with describing elements on consciousness.
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B. F. Skinnner
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Expanded the basic ideas of behaviorism to include the idea of reinforcement.
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What is reinforcement?
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The environmental stimuli that either encourage or discourage certain responses.