Approaches
, Behaviourist Approach – Behaviour is learnt through association and reinforcement
Classical Conditioning: Behaviour is learnt through association Operant Conditioning: Behaviour is learnt through reinforcem
Evidence Support : Pavlov dog and their conditional response to bell of Evidence support: Skinner’s Rat Experiment
salvation.
Before Conditioning: Positive Reinforcement:
Unconditioned Stimulus – Food Behaviour – Rat Presses Lever – Reward (Food)
Unconditioned Response – Salvation The behaviour continues – (The rat presses lever)
During Conditioning: Negative Reinforcement:
Neutral Stimulus (Bell) + Unconditioned Stimulus (Food) Behaviour – Rat Presses Lever – Removal of Negative Stimulu
Unconditioned response – Salvation The behaviour continues – (The rat presses lever)
After Conditioning: Punishment:
Bell becomes = Conditioned Stimulus Behaviour – Rat Presses Lever – Negative Outcome (Electric S
Conditioned Response = Salvation The behaviour stops – (Rat does not press lever)
A03 – Evaluation
It’s scientific – Research Support
It was a lab experiment meaning it has more validity due to lack of extraneous variables
Real World Application – It led to effective treatments such as systematic desensitization to treat OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Biologically Reductionist – As it doesn’t consider the role of evolutionary factors in behaviour.
The fear of snakes and dark in evolutionary which approach identify as abnormal
The theory ignores the role of Free Will
, Behaviourist Approach – Behaviour is learnt through association and reinforcement
Classical Conditioning: Behaviour is learnt through association Operant Conditioning: Behaviour is learnt through reinforcem
Evidence Support : Pavlov dog and their conditional response to bell of Evidence support: Skinner’s Rat Experiment
salvation.
Before Conditioning: Positive Reinforcement:
Unconditioned Stimulus – Food Behaviour – Rat Presses Lever – Reward (Food)
Unconditioned Response – Salvation The behaviour continues – (The rat presses lever)
During Conditioning: Negative Reinforcement:
Neutral Stimulus (Bell) + Unconditioned Stimulus (Food) Behaviour – Rat Presses Lever – Removal of Negative Stimulu
Unconditioned response – Salvation The behaviour continues – (The rat presses lever)
After Conditioning: Punishment:
Bell becomes = Conditioned Stimulus Behaviour – Rat Presses Lever – Negative Outcome (Electric S
Conditioned Response = Salvation The behaviour stops – (Rat does not press lever)
A03 – Evaluation
It’s scientific – Research Support
It was a lab experiment meaning it has more validity due to lack of extraneous variables
Real World Application – It led to effective treatments such as systematic desensitization to treat OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Biologically Reductionist – As it doesn’t consider the role of evolutionary factors in behaviour.
The fear of snakes and dark in evolutionary which approach identify as abnormal
The theory ignores the role of Free Will
