The Behaviourist Approach

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Means to make something stronger
Reinforcement
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Theorist who developed Operant Conditioning
Skinner
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The idea that rewarding a behaviour makes it more likely to be repeated
PositiveReinforcement
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When you take away something unpleasant to strengthen a behaviour
NegativeReinforcement
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A behaviour may be performed in more than one situation.
Generalisation
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The elimination of the behaviour by stopping reinforcement of the behaviour.
Extinction
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Theorist who developed Operant Conditioning

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Skinner

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The idea that rewarding a behaviour makes it more likely to be repeated

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Card 4

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When you take away something unpleasant to strengthen a behaviour

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Card 5

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A behaviour may be performed in more than one situation.

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