The learning approach: behaviourism

Behaviourism
The behaviourist approach is only interested in studying behaviour that can be observed or measured. Behaviourists suggested that the basic processes that govern learning are the same in all species.

Classical conditioning: Pavlov's research - classical conditioning is learning through association and was first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov, who revealed that dogs could be conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell if the sound was repeatedly presented at the same time that they were given food. Pavlov showed how a neutral stimulus…