Behaviourist Approach

Behaviourist Approach

1. Assumptions: The first assumptions of this approach is that the mind is a blank slate - "Tabulla Rasa"

2. Behaviourism is concerned with concerned with observable behaviour

3. Behaviour is believed to be learnt from the environment and is the result of a stimulus

4. CLASSICAL CONDITIONING - iVAN PAVLOV : The constant pairing of a neutral stimulus with an unconidtioned stimulus to produce a conditioned response - learning by association. Pavlov tested this on dogs with food and bells to produce salivation..

   • Unconditioned Stim. (Food) > Uncondition Resp. (Salivation) - Natural Behaviour Unconditioned Stim. (food) + Neutral Stim. (Bell) > Unconditioned Resp. (Salivation) - Process of Conditioning Conditioned Stim. (bell)