Behaviourist approach

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what are the 4 steps behaviourists follow?
1.psychology should only study observable behaviour
2.all behaviour is learnt
3.humans=animals
4.research on animals is relevant to humans
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what is the classical conditions order and who studied this?
bell-dog
ns-nr
food-dog
us-ur
food+bell-dog
us+ns- ur
bell-dog
cs-cr
pavlov
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what is the correct term for the vicarious reinforcement process and who tested it and how?
operant conditioning
skinner, skinners box where there were rats and pigeons in a box and they had to press the lever to receive food so they learnt to press the lever for food.
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name the evaluations
+helped psychology develop new methods such as observing/measuring, etc
+use of animals in research became normalised
+real world app. understanding mental illnesses (ie when someone is afraid of a spider, etc)
-ignores cognitive aspects in behaviour
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ns-nr
food-dog
us-ur
food+bell-dog
us+ns- ur
bell-dog
cs-cr
pavlov

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