Behaviourist, cognitive and some Social learning theory 4

1. What is the definition or an example of learned helpnessness?(weakness of behaviourism)

Behaviourism allowed psychologists to develop on science with objective, verifiable facts about behaviour
Behaviour modification affective in reducing problem behaviour
Clear definition of cure and measures of improvement
Humans can have conscious insight into their behaviour, and can actively change it
according to operant conditioning behaviour should change to avoid punishment, but dogs put up with the punishment in one experiment
It is rigorous, controlled and replicable
Do not seek the underlying reasons for problem behaviour
Rats and humans similar responses, so findings can be applied across animals
assumes conditioned animal behaviour is same as human behaviour, ignores role of cognitive processes
reduces bahaviour to stimulus-response units. Individual treated as a machine: stimulus occurs, and because of conditioning, certain response is given.
alla behaviour as determinned by past experiences that have been conditioned-no free will-no human agency

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Rats and humans similar responses, so findings can be applied across animals
according to operant conditioning behaviour should change to avoid punishment, but dogs put up with the punishment in one experiment
Do not seek the underlying reasons for problem behaviour
reduces bahaviour to stimulus-response units. Individual treated as a machine: stimulus occurs, and because of conditioning, certain response is given.
alla behaviour as determinned by past experiences that have been conditioned-no free will-no human agency
Humans can have conscious insight into their behaviour, and can actively change it
Clear definition of cure and measures of improvement
Behaviour modification affective in reducing problem behaviour
It is rigorous, controlled and replicable
assumes conditioned animal behaviour is same as human behaviour, ignores role of cognitive processes
Behaviourism allowed psychologists to develop on science with objective, verifiable facts about behaviour

assumes conditioned animal behaviour is same as human behaviour, ignores role of cognitive processes
Behaviourism allowed psychologists to develop on science with objective, verifiable facts about behaviour
Behaviour modification affective in reducing problem behaviour
Rats and humans similar responses, so findings can be applied across animals
Humans can have conscious insight into their behaviour, and can actively change it
Do not seek the underlying reasons for problem behaviour
It is rigorous, controlled and replicable
Clear definition of cure and measures of improvement
reduces bahaviour to stimulus-response units. Individual treated as a machine: stimulus occurs, and because of conditioning, certain response is given.
according to operant conditioning behaviour should change to avoid punishment, but dogs put up with the punishment in one experiment
alla behaviour as determinned by past experiences that have been conditioned-no free will-no human agency

assumes conditioned animal behaviour is same as human behaviour, ignores role of cognitive processes
Clear definition of cure and measures of improvement
reduces bahaviour to stimulus-response units. Individual treated as a machine: stimulus occurs, and because of conditioning, certain response is given.
It is rigorous, controlled and replicable
Behaviourism allowed psychologists to develop on science with objective, verifiable facts about behaviour
alla behaviour as determinned by past experiences that have been conditioned-no free will-no human agency
Rats and humans similar responses, so findings can be applied across animals
Humans can have conscious insight into their behaviour, and can actively change it
Do not seek the underlying reasons for problem behaviour
according to operant conditioning behaviour should change to avoid punishment, but dogs put up with the punishment in one experiment
Behaviour modification affective in reducing problem behaviour

Clear definition of cure and measures of improvement
Do not seek the underlying reasons for problem behaviour
Humans can have conscious insight into their behaviour, and can actively change it
according to operant conditioning behaviour should change to avoid punishment, but dogs put up with the punishment in one experiment
Rats and humans similar responses, so findings can be applied across animals
reduces bahaviour to stimulus-response units. Individual treated as a machine: stimulus occurs, and because of conditioning, certain response is given.
alla behaviour as determinned by past experiences that have been conditioned-no free will-no human agency
It is rigorous, controlled and replicable
Behaviourism allowed psychologists to develop on science with objective, verifiable facts about behaviour
Behaviour modification affective in reducing problem behaviour
assumes conditioned animal behaviour is same as human behaviour, ignores role of cognitive processes