Approaches Evaluation

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Created on: 12-07-18 11:01

Behaviourism

scientific credability - it is influential in the development of psychology as a scientific discipline greater credability and status & ethical issues on animals

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behaviourism 2

real-life application - operant conditioning is the basis of token economy systems successful in institutions e.g. prisons

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Soclai Learning theory

explains cultural differences - accounts for how children learn from other individuals around them and through the media. useful in understanding range of behaviours.

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Social learning theory

undrestimates influence of biological factors - e.g bandura little referance to biologicl facotr in bobo doll when boys were more aggressive than girls explained by hormonal factors.

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SLT 3

Less determinist than behaviourist approach - we are not influenced by our external environment we exert an influenc upon it.so free will in way we behave

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cognitive approach

Machine reductionsim - ignores the influence of human emotion and motivation on cognitvie system e.g. memory is affected by emotional factors e.g. anxiety on EWT. Application to everyday life- cog. psych to abstract in nature lack external validity.

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cog approach 2

real life application- important contribution in field of artifical intelligence and thinking machines e.g. robots

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biological approach

real life application - develpment of psychoactive drugs that treat e.g. depression. Cant separate nature and nurture e.g. any similarites between twins is genetic but could be environment (nurture)

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