Behaviourist perspective 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyPsychology case studiesASOCR Created by: chloegreenwoodCreated on: 17-05-15 10:54 Focus? Behaviour is affected by the environment. 1 of 10 3 processes of learning? Classic conditioning, Operant conditioning, Social Learning theory. 2 of 10 Strengths? Allows us to focus on role of environment in learning so adds to nurture side of nature-nurture debate. 3 of 10 Strength? It has useful practical applications to parents, teachers, managers etc 4 of 10 Weakness? It ignores the role of biology and cognition in how we think & behave, therefore is reductionist in its explanation. 5 of 10 Weakness? By wanting to carry out scientific controlled research in lab settings, the research can lack ecological validity. 6 of 10 Main assumption? all behaviour is learnt from the environment. 7 of 10 Implication? we should study behaviour in a controlled & scientifc way to measure how behaviour changes due to different environments. 8 of 10 Similarity? Bandura & Ross, and G used snapshot research method. 9 of 10 Difference? SR smaller sample than G. 10 of 10
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