Behaviorist Perspective

All behaviour is learnt and shaped by the environment

All behaviour is learnt and shaped by the environment

Bandura

Skinner

Similarities

• both studies were carried out in highly controlled conditions (Skinner - condition in box the same for all animals, Bandura- only varible was the one manipulated eg sex of role model)
• both investigated learned behaviour (Skinner - teaching animals a behaviour not learnt in the wild, Bandura - teaching children agression from a role model)

Differences

• Bandura studies aggression using human participants whilst Skinner used operant conditioning to study animals
• Banudura shaped behaviour without a reward whilst skinner shaped behaviour with a reward

• Development of useful applications. Changing behaviour techniques can be used in different was from therapies to advertising.

• further emphasis on objective and scientific ways of studying behaviour. 

• It only allows partial explanation of human experience and does not focus on cognitive processes that are involved

• Therapies for behaviour have a short life span as many behaviour will change back to the orginal over a short period of time