Lecture 1: Behaviour analysis Flashcards
All issues with children and young people involve ______
behaviours
Behaviours are influenced by _____
the persons experiences, which means behaviours often are learned
Applied behaviour analysis is _____
the area of psychology that focuses on assessing envrionmental factors that affect behaviour
Behaviour analysts identify _____
environmental contingencies that affect behaviour and then work to change contingencies so people behave in more appropiate ways
Behaviour IS _______
what we see, hear and measure objectively
Behaviour ISNT ______
attitudes, emotional states or labels
Envrionmental variables ____
is anything which occurs outside of the person
A contingency is ______
a relationship between events, as such, if one event occurs, the other is likely to occur
Give an example of a contingency:
going to class : getting a good grade
OR
child crys : get what they want
When we understand environmental contingencies, we are able to understand ______
why people behave like they do. this means behaviour is lawful
We can figure out how to change environmental contingencies so that we can change ______
their behaviours
I. P. Pavlov ??????
classical conditioning (digestion of dogs)
E.L. Thorndike ????????
Law of effect (used cats - puzzle boxes)
J. B. Watson ??????????
Father of behaviourism (took literal view on envrionment - 12 healthy babies and albert experiment)
B. F. Skinner ????????????
considered the most important researcher and theorist in B.A (saving the world - baby controled temp cot)