The Behaviourist Apoproach

• Psychology

The Behaviourist Approach

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Introducing something pleasant is

removing someting unpleasant is

removing something pleasant is

introducing something unplesant is

Positive reinforcement

negative reinforcement

positive punishment

Negative Punishment

Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

1938

reinforcment

1927

association

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Giving someone an alpha is an example of

1. Negative Reinforcement
2. Positive Punishment
3. Positive Reinforcement
4. Negative Punishment

Taking a splinter out of your finger is

1. Negative Reinforcement
2. Positive Punishment
3. Positive Reinforcement
4. Negative Punishment

Having your car keys taken away from you is

1. Negative Reinforcement
2. Positive Punishment
3. Positive Reinforcement
4. Negative Punishment

Having to pick up litter for your community service is

1. Negative Reinforcement
2. Positive Punishment
3. Positive Reinforcement
4. Negative Punishment

Behaviourism

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Systematic desensitisation works which therefore suggests

1. that behaviourist are correct behaviour is conditioned
2. Behaviourists are correct phobias are silly
3. Behaviourists are wrong as you can unlearn phobias

Systematic Desensitisation works

• McGrath showed SD works with upto 75% accuracy for phobias
• Suggests most are conditionied 
• So counter conditioning is effective
• Some must however be biological or unconscious

Are all association learnt equally

1. Yes
2. No

Ancient fears are acquired much more quickly this is due to

1. fate
2. biological preparedness
3. biological programming
4. biological engineering

Not all associations are equal

• Seligman suggests the concept of Biological preparedness
• Phobias such as ancient fear acquired more quickly
• Resistent to treatment
• Must have a biological element to promote survival
• Researchers unable to condition fears of wooden blocks

In terms of scientific

1. Mostly Positive
2. Highly Positive
3. Mostly Negative
4. Highly Negative

Positive as a Science

• Lab based studies - objective, systematic, replicable

An issue however is

1. can't explain human free will
2. humans are much more complex
3. ignores the role of biology
4. all of the above

A problem with using Animal research according to Skinner is

1. We can not generalise the findings
2. Humans are much more complex
3. It is unethical
4. There isn't one Free Will is an illusion

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In terms of determinism

1. Environmental Determinism
2. Biological Determinism
3. Machine Determinism
4. Free will

Determinism

• Implies all behaviours are learnt through experience so are inevitable
• Ignores free will
• Environmental hard determinism

In terms of reductionism

1. Holistic
2. Biological Reductionism
3. Machine reductionism
4. Environmental Reductionism

Reductionism

• reduces all behaviours to stimulus response
• ignores the role of biology
• environmental reductionism

Behaviourism

How would attachment be explained in terms of classical conditioning (3)

How would attachment be explained from operant conditioning (3)

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