Limitations - Views Humnas As Passive Flashcards
A limitation of this explanation…
A limitation of this explanation is that it views humans and animals as passive machine-like responders to the environment with little to no conscious insight into their behaviours and unable to make any personal decisions.
What has other approaches such as the social learning theory and the cognitive approach emphasised?
Other approaches such as social learning theory and the cognitive approach have emphasised the importance of mental events during learning and suggest people take a more active role in their own learning.
Ultimately this view is deterministic. What did skinner suggest about free will?
Ultimately this view is deterministic, Skinner suggested that free will is simply an illusion. When something happens we impose a sense of having made a personal decision but according to Skinner, our past conditioning history determines the outcome.
