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the learning approach: behaviorism
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- 1assumptions- only interested in studying behavior that can be observed & measured
- john watson rejected introspection as it was too vague/difficult to measure
- lab experiments
- basic processes that govern learning the same in all species - 2classical conditioning- learning through association
- pavlov conditioned dogs to salivate when they heard the sound of a bell
- neut stim: bell
- conditioned response: salivation - 3operant conditioning- +ve reinforcement: rewarding when certain behavior performed
- -ve reinforcement: avoidance of unpleasant
- punishment: unpleasant consequence of behavior - 4evaluation scientific credibility- focus on measure of observable behavior
- emphasis on scientific processes (objectivity & replication)
- greater credibility & status - 5evaluation real life application- operant conditioning in token economy system
- classical conditioning for phobias - 6evaluation mechanistic view of behavior- animals seen as passive & machine like responders to environment w/ no conscious insight
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- AS - Level Psychology (approaches) Flashcards on the learning approach: behaviorism , created by Neha Chakraborty on 28/05/2017.
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