the behaviourist approach Flashcards
the behaviourist approach says we are born as a
tabula rasa/ blank slate
when did the behaviourist approach emerge
start of c.20
the behaviourist approach was prominent for
half of the century
the behaviourist approach rejects
introspection
the behaviourist approach says we must be
scientific
the 5 key ideas of the behaviourist approach are
- all behaviour is learned
- only study observable and measurable behaviour
- what has been learned can be unlearned
- all behaviour must be studied in a lab environment
- animals learn in the exact same was as humans
what does the behaviourist approach say the 2 ways of learning are
classical and operant conditioning
who created classical conditioning
Pavlov
what was Pavlov’s experiment
dogs salivate when food is presented, ring bell at the same time as the food is presented, dogs salivate at the sound of bell
process of classical conditioning
UCS- UCR, UCS + NS- UCR, NS- CS, UCR- CR
who created operant conditioning
Skinner
two forms of operant conditioning
reinforcement and punishment
reinforcement always aims to
repeat a behaviour
positive reinforcement is
receiving a reward for a behaviour
negative reinforcement is
something unpleasant is removed for a behaviour
