LEC 2 RESEARCH Flashcards
What are the 5 schools of behaviour
methological
neobehaviour
cognitive behaviour
radical behaviour
social learning theory
what is behaviourisim
Behaviourism -is the philosophy of science which governs the approach to psychology that focuses on the study of environmental influences on observable measurable behaviour
what did john Watson propose for methodological behaviourism
psychology focuses only on the
publicly observable and measurable events in an environment as
opposed to internal subjective measurements of introspection.
the goal is to predict and control behaviour
why would we exclude introspection for behaviour
because it’s very subjective, meaning the way we assume someone’s actions can be biased if we look internally, externally we can observe ones mental through their actions.
what is the stimulus-response theory
It is the connection between a specific response and a stimulus
what are examples of the stimulus-response theory
a dog begins to salivate when the bell rings before given food
what does the stimulus-response theory explain about behaviour
that we can understand the complex behaviour of both humans and animals by recognizing the response to a stimulus from environmental events to which we observe behaviour
if we are learning to drive a car and we hit the breaks and gas what is the stimulus and response
the stimulus is hitting the petals while the response is one is to stop and one is to drive. we then learn that when we press a certain petal, it will stop the whole car. this becomes a habit for something we want.
what is neobehaviourism
the existence of intervening variables from
the connection between the environment and behaviour internally/physiologically
why may the stimulus-response theory be the structure towards neobehaviourisim
because neobehaviourisim focuses on the stimulus from the environment that results in a internal response to the event
what is an example of neobehaviourisim
when we look at food we may feel internally the hunger deprivation.
why would gravity be a good example to neobehaviourisim
because its is a stimulus we cannot observe physically it happens to us internally and the response is we are grounded
what is cognitive behaviourisim
utilizes intervening variables, usually
hypothetical cognitive processes to explain behaviour.
what was the goal of cognitive behaviourisim
He focuses on the mental processes rather than the physiological internal events
what pros did cognitive behaviourism have
the rapid speed for learning from mental mapping representation with rats in a maze
what is social learning theory
emphasizes the importance of observational
learning and cognitive variables, explaining human behaviour.
what is the idea of the learning theory
that environment events, thoughts and feelings and observable behaviour influence each other
what example can we make about the social theory that our internal forces influence our enviroment events
if we felt we wanted to work on self-improvement we would find ways to feel we are self-improved like going to the gym eating healthy, and doing homework on time.
when we say that social theory is about environment events, thoughts and feelings and observable behaviour influence each other, what is the definition to this
reciprocal determinisim
what is radical behaviour
when the environment events influence our observable behaviour but taking control as to how we can portray that observable behaviour
why is it important to have self control when is comes to radical behaviourisim
because self-control can help us understand ourselves and understand how the environment affects us and change the environment
why should we adapt to the enviroment
because it can help us change an environmental event to be positive or negative. when we adapt we reciprocate frequency which reinforces other behaviours
what are the two types of Modern behaviour analysis
applied analysis
experimental analysis
What is experimental behavioural analysis(EBA)
It is when research emphasizes on scientific basic principles of behaviour such as observation
What is applied behavioural analysis(ABA)
It emphasizes research in basic principles of behaviour in order to develop solutions in the real world.
what is a variable
it’s a characteristic of a person place or thing that changes overtime from one situation to another
what is an example of a variable
temperature because it can change in the course of multiple times in a singular day and at any time
how is friendly a variable
because friendly can mean a bunch of things to every individual person and friendly can change to shy or angry
what types of variables are there
tempermant
categorical
continunum
if we were to test a group of rats in a maze, each mouse has 10 tries to attempt to find thier way out of the maze, using a randomly assigning method we give different conditions to each rate from 1 pellet of food to 4 each time they reach out the maze
whats the iv and dv
The IV is the amount of food pellets we give to the rats (the conditioning) because it motivates rats to do better than those who didn’t get any food at all.
the dv is the number of times the rats reach out of the maze
what is a quasi independent variable
a variable that is inseparable from an
individual and cannot be manipulated, however group comparisons
can be made based on that variable
what is an example of a quasi experiment variable and why
an example would be age because we cannot manipulate someone’s characteristics or physique. but we can make comparisons within groups such as grouping people by age groups, or those who are Chinese compared to Austrians.
what is a functioning relationship between the iv and dv
when changes in the iv result for different outcomes for the dv.
what is a stimulus
any event that can potentially influence behaviour even such as cues
Appretitive stimulus (ATS) vs Aversive stimulus (AVS)
ATS is when an organism will seek out for while AVS is something an organism will avoid