Flashcards
Approaches Assumptions
Cards in this deck (6)
- 1Assumptions of BEHAVIOURISM-Only interested in what can be observed and measured.
-Introspection- rely solely on lab experiments
-Basic processes that govern learning are the same in all species - 2Assumptions of the SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY-Much of behaviour is learned through experience
-Learn through OBSERVATION and IMITATION
-Learning occurs both directly and INDIRECTLY - 3Assumptions of COGNITIVE approach-Directly contrasts behaviourists, believes internal working processes can and should be studied.
-Focus on memory, perception and thinking (areas neglected by behaviourists).
-Study indirectly by making inferences about what is going on in the mind. - 4Assumptions of the BIOLOGICAL approach-The mind is in the brain and is therefore biological.
-To understand thoughts and feelings we need to understand biological processes.
-Contrast to the cognitive approach that sees the mind and brain as separate. - 5Assumptions of the PSYCHODYNAMIC approach-A perspective that describes the different forces, most of which are unconscious, that direct our mind and human behaviour.
- 6Assumptions of the HUMANISTIC approach-An approach to understanding behaviour that emphasises the importance of subject experience and a persons capacity for self-determination.
Information
- Description
- AS level Psychology (Approaches) Flashcards on Approaches Assumptions, created by 007842-Stuart Denton on 24/01/2017.
- Created by
- 007842-Stuart Denton
- Views
- 54
- Tags
- Rating