the psychology of anxiety Flashcards
describe behaviorism
learning through association
what is the key form of learning
classical- pavlovian or respondent
operant- instrumental
what is behaviourism based on
on observable behaviours
what is behaviourism influenced by
environmental factors and the exclusion of innate or inherited factors
give an example of classical conditioning
pavlovs dogs- food,sound and saliva
what happens before conditioning
there is an unconditioned stimulus which leads to an unconditioned response
what happens during conditioning
unconditioned stimulus+ neutral stimulus= unconditioned response
what happens when repeating conditioning
the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus which elicits the conditioned response of salivation
what is is stimulus generalisation
if we see a stimulus we assume the same thing as last time will happen with the same stimulus
what is stimulus discrimination
Allows us to discriminate between
threatening and non-threatening stimuli
what is classical conditioning
a response similar or identical to the unconditioned stimulus is made in response to a conditioned stimulus based on the pairing
what is extinction
Weakening of conditioned response when conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus
what is spontaneous recovery
the conditioned response returning after a time period of extinction
what are the critiques of behaviourism
advocates passive patient learning
knowledge is given and absolute
doesn’t account for processing that is not observed
what is social learning theory
observational learning imitating the behaviour of others
