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Approach Outline Determinism – factors outside of Nature (innate) vs nurture Commitment to the Scientific method
our control (opposite of free will) (environment) …
 Ideographic or
Nomothetic
 Behaviour can be explained in terms of  Hard determinism  Emphasis that  Highly positive as approach is
Behaviourist conditioning, without need to consider  External forces in the behaviour is caused by highly objective, experimentally
– CC+OC thought or feeling – born blank slate. environment shape our nurture based and systematically tetsed.
 OC – Association = Pavlov / little albert. behaviour e.g. Skinner.  we are born blank  Focusing on only accurately
 OP – Consequence =skinner-rats.  Behaviour is determined by slates apart from measurable responses, allows for
 Skinner - 5 stage reinforcement our reinforcement history, primal instincts a high degree of replication,
schedule = Variable ratio ( A food pellet which determines the which is the most important part
is given after ever an AV of 10 likelihood of behaviour Nomothetic of the scientific process.
presses)is most effective in shaping reoccurring.  More scientific than most…
behaviour,  Skinner – free will is an Biological is most scientific.
illusion



Social  SLT – learning through observing and  Behaviour is learned though  Behaviour is down to  Is positive, as research tends to
learning imitating behaviours that are rewarded. observing other (VR), so is primarily nurture – be reliable and allows for cause
theory -VR  Vicarious reinforcement (VR) –learning based on our experience = is observing others. and effect relationship (not
through watching someone else being soft determined.  CA: must be an aspect of correlational).
reinforced either +/- for behaviour.  However, this gives nature as it is assumed  However, research tends to be
 Bandura = mediational process - 4 individuals the “tools” to that the ability to done in an artificial setting i.e.
stages: attention, retention, motor conduct behaviour but it is observe and imitate has Bandura’s bobo doll, so can lack
reproduction and motivation (ARMM). down to them to decide some adaptive value = validity in terms of real life
 Bandura = bobo doll – child’s when and how to use it – innate (nature), which behaviour.
aggression. free will. SLT doesn’t
 Shaping/ extinguishing. acknowledge.

Nomothetic

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