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The behaviourist approach focuses on how we are a product of... |
Learning , experience and environment |
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What are the 3 main assumptions of the behaviourist approach |
We are born a blank slate Behaviour is determined by reinforcement and punishment Only observable behaviour should be studied |
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What is classical conditioning |
The idea that we learn by association |
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What are the types of stimulus and what do they mean |
Unconditioned stimulus: naturally triggers a response Neutral stimulus: doesn’t trigger any response conditioned stimulus: Triggers a conditioned response. Previously the neutral stimulus |
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What are the names of the types of response and what do they mean? |
Unconditioned response: natural response to a stimulus Conditioned response: Learned response to a conditioned stimulus |
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What are the 2 studies that support classical conditioning? |
Pavlov’s dogs Little Albert |
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What is an ethical issue with the Little Albert experiment |
Protection from harm |
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What is operant conditioning? |
Learning from punishment or reinforcement |
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What is positive reinforcement? |
Giving a reward to increase the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated |
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What is negative reinforcement? |
Removing an unpleasant consequence to increase the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated |
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What is positive punishment? |
Receiving an unpleasant consequence to prevent a behaviour being repeated |
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What is negative punishment? |
Removing something desirable to prevent a behaviour being repeated |
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What is the research for operant conditioning |
Skinner boxes |
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Who developed the social learning theory? |
Bandura |
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It combines principles from which 2 approaches? |
Behaviourist and cognitive |
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SLT suggests that behaviour is learned from experience but in a... |
social context |
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Learning occurs through the observation of... |
The behaviour of others and the rewards or punishments they receive |
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What are the 2 types of role model and explain them |
Live- present in the environment Symbolic- in the media |
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What are the 5 steps of ongoing development of behaviour? |
Behaviour is observed Behaviour is imitated Behaviour is reinforced Behaviour is repeated Behaviour is internalised |
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What are the 4 mediations processes? |
Attention Retention Reproduction Motivation |
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What study supports SLT |
Bobo doll |