Behaviourist approach (APPROACHES)

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Why is the behaviourist approach focus on observable and measurable behaviour only? - Instrospection was rejected by behaviourists as the concept was vague and difficult to measure
What is the benefit of using lab experiments - mentains more control and objectivity within their research
What type of participants do they use? And why do they believe this is beneficial for humans They use animals. AKA (rats, cats, dogs and pigeons) - They believe that animals can replace humans as experimental objects, as LEARNING IS THE SAME WITHIN ALL SPECIES
Pavlovs research -
What was his aim? (What is conditioning) How species could be conditioned by learning through association ( Learning through association)
What was conditioned and what did he use Conditioned dogs to salivate when a bell ring
Explain this using classical conditioning UCS > UCR (food > salivation) NS > NO RESPONSE (Bell > No response) UCS + NS > UCR (Food + Bell > Salivation) CS > CR (Bell > Salivation)
What did Pavlov show about a neutral stimulus It can come to elict (obtain) a new learned response (conditioned response) through association
What is operant conditioning Learning is an active process whereby humans and animals operate on their environment ( The way they behave towards the environment
What is the behaviour shaped and mentained by its consequences
Describe Skinners research Rats and pigeons are (boxes) - rat pressed the lever/ pigeon pecked disk rewarded with food - led to repeated behaviour if they received food - If pressing lever meant avoiding electric shock than it would be repeated
What are the three types of consequence behaviour - positive reinforcement -negative reinforcement -Punishment
What is positive reinforcement Receiving an award when behaviour is repeated
What is negative reinforcement when an animal or human produces a behaviour that avoids something unpleasant
What is negati
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