HUMANS AND ANIMALS LEARN IN SIMILAR WAYS

Question 1

starting sentence for paragraph

Answer 1

One assumption of the behaviourist approach is that humans and animals learn in similar ways.

Question 2

what do behaviourist believe in this approach -explain

Answer 2

According to behaviourists, the laws of learning are the same for human
and non-human animals. They believe we can study animals in laboratory
environments and make generalisations about human behaviour.

Question 3

what was pavlovs research-explain

Answer 3

Pavlov’s research on conditioning dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell has helped explain how humans develop phobias. Skinner’s work with rats showed the effects of positive and negative reinforcement, which has been applied to teaching children behaviour in schools.

Question 4

example in psychology

Answer 4

An example of this in psychology is the development of therapies, such as aversion therapy

Question 5

How are Pavlov’s and Skinner’s research applied in treating undesirable behaviours like addictions?-example

Answer 5

Pavlov’s classical conditioning and Skinner’s operant conditioning are used in treatments like aversion therapy. Clients associate an unpleasant stimulus (e.g., shock) with a harmful behaviour (e.g., smoking), learning to avoid it. Classical conditioning forms the new stimulus-response association, while operant conditioning uses negative reinforcement to encourage abstinence.