Behaviourist Approach Mindmap
- Created by: Lucy Hodgson
- Created on: 03-06-13 18:12
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- The Behavioural Approach
- Three types of theories/ assumptions.
- Operant Conditioning.
- Learning through the consequences of behaviour such as positive of negative reinforcement in repetition.
- Skinner said:
- By changing the environment, you can change the individual.
- Repetition leads to reinforcement which leads to a change of behaviour.
- If animals can change their behaviour, so can humans.
- Social Learning Theory.
- Copying behaviour from role models.
- Done through reinforcement whether it is positive or negative.
- Classical Conditioning.
- Pavlov's dog.
- Learning occurs through association.
- Operant Conditioning.
- Evaluation Points
- Practical - Wilker reported that although drug taking can be initiated through classical conditioning, addiction is maintained through operant conditioning.
- Does not consider underlying causes that do not show up.
- Reductionist
- Three types of theories/ assumptions.
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