Who prompted the approach many years before it was founded?
Locke; claimed behaviour was shaped by our environment, not instincts
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What is the basis of Pavolv's investigations?
A neutral stimulus can cause a learned (conditioned) response
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What is the pro of classical conditioning?
It has scientific credibility, as it emphasises the importance of scientific processes
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What is a con of classical conditioning?
Other factors may be causing/contributing to the response
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What is operant conditioning?
Learning via an active processes (positive/negative reinforcement or punishment)
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Who investigated operant conditioning?
Skinner
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What did Skinner say operant conditioning shows?
There is no free will, all of our behaviour is due to our reinforcement history
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What is a con of operant conditioning?
There are other arguments, such as Social Learning Theory and the Cognitive approach that account for other factors
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What experiment did Skinner do to investigate positive reinforcement in operant conditioning?
The Skinner Box; rats/pigeons in a cage - every time they activate a lever/disc, they were rewarded with a pellet of food
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What was the separate conditioning that investigated punishment?
Dealt electric shocks when the behaviour was done
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What are the ethical issues with behaviourism research?
Behaviourism is based on observable and measurable behaviour; great stress and harm must be placed on test subjects to see the effect; animals are harmed and their behaviour is forever changed
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Why might Social Learning Theory be more suited to humans?
Humans have a more active role in learning, than animals; mental processes are considered
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What does behaviourism reject?
Introspection; it is too vague
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Front
What is the basis of Pavolv's investigations?
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A neutral stimulus can cause a learned (conditioned) response
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