Behaviourist approach in psychology.
Assumptions
● Behaviour is learned
● Environment shapes behaviour
● Focus on observable behavior
● Human born as ‘blank slate’
Classical conditioning (learning by association)
Pavlov’s dog
UCS → UCR
NS + UCS → CS
CS → CR
Operant conditioning (learning through consequences)
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Punishment
Skinner’s rats
Applications
● Behaviour therapy
● Token economies
Evaluation
● Scientific lab research
● Practical applications
● Environmental determinism
● Ignores biological factors
● reductionist.
Assumptions
● Behaviour is learned
● Environment shapes behaviour
● Focus on observable behavior
● Human born as ‘blank slate’
Classical conditioning (learning by association)
Pavlov’s dog
UCS → UCR
NS + UCS → CS
CS → CR
Operant conditioning (learning through consequences)
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Punishment
Skinner’s rats
Applications
● Behaviour therapy
● Token economies
Evaluation
● Scientific lab research
● Practical applications
● Environmental determinism
● Ignores biological factors
● reductionist.
