theories

Question 1

what do behaviourists believe?

Answer 1

children come into this world as blank slates and behaviour and learning is influenced by the environment.

Question 2

what is classical conditioning? include an example.

Answer 2

The use of a familiar stimulus to influence behaviour towards a new stimulus b y repeatedly repairing them together, an example would be Pavlov’s dog.

Question 3

what is Operant conditioning? include an example.

Answer 3

using positive and negative reinforcement to influence new behaviours and change old behaviours. an example would be Skinner’s rat.

Question 4

what is the social learning theory? include an example.

Answer 4

individuals learn from observing others, and learn from two processes: modelling and reinforcement, they used a Bobo doll as the victim in this experiment.

Question 5

what is the psycho-dynamic approach? include an example.

Answer 5

behaviour is explained by unconscious thoughts and emotions, examples would be the iceberg theory and the three part psyche theory both discovered by Sigmund Freud.

Question 6

what is the humanistic approach? include an example.

Answer 6

individuals operate on their own free will, an example is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.