Behaviourist Approach - Revision

Behaviourist Approach - Revision

1. Key Assumptions

   • Humans are born like a blank slate.
     • Tabula Rasa
     • Behaviour is learned through interaction with environment.
     • Extreme NURTURE over nature.
     • Environmental Determinism
   • Behaviour is leanred through conditioning.
     • Classical Conditioning
       • Learning through association
       • Pavlov - Salivation dog, reflex action.
     • Operant Conditioning
       • New behaviour is learned through reinforcement.
         • Positive - something desirable is given as a reward
         • Negative - Something undesirable is taken away (stop using phone in class)
         • Punishment - Something desirable is taken away
       • Skinner's Rats