Behaviourist Approach

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Assumption
Studying behaviour that can be observed and measured
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John Watson rejected it (said it was too vague and uneasy to measure)
Introspection
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learning through association (Pavlov's dogs)
Classical conditioning
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Learning is an active process where humans and animals operate on their environment
Operant conditioning
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Receiving a reward when a certain behaviour is performed
Positive reinforcement
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Avoiding something unpleasant that will happen if they don't do what they should do
Negative reinforcement
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Unpleasant consequence of behaviour
Punishment
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Increases the likelihood of the behaviour continuing
Reinforcements
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Decreases the likelihood of the behaviour continuing
Punishment
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Experiments are replicable so gave behaviourism greater credibility and status
Scientific credibility
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Operant conditioning is the basis of token economy systems
Real-life application
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Animals are seen as passive and machine like responders to the environment
Mechanistic
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Animals were exposed to stressful conditions which may have affected the outcomes of the experiments
Unethical
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John Watson rejected it (said it was too vague and uneasy to measure)

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Introspection

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learning through association (Pavlov's dogs)

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Learning is an active process where humans and animals operate on their environment

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Receiving a reward when a certain behaviour is performed

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