Behaviourism

Behaviourism

1. Assumptions

   • All behaviour is learned
   • born as a blank slate 'tabula rasa'
   • stimulus - response
     • we respond to stimuli
   • little difference between the learning that takes place in humans and animals

2. CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

   • Learning by assosciaiton
   • IVAN PAVLOV'S DOGS
   • WATSON AND RAYNER
     • Little Albert
       • BC = NS (rat) + UCS (loud noise) = UCR (fear)
         • AC = CS = rat CR = fear

3. OPERANT CONDITIONING

   • Skinners Boxes
   • Learning by rewards/punishments
   • Positive Reniforcement
     • e.g. present for good exam results
   • Negative Reinforcement
     • e.g. finish CW by end of the lesson, there will be no HW
   • Positive Punishment
     • e.g. getting a behaviour point
   • Negative Reinforcement
     • e.g. being grounded

4. STRENGTHS

   • lab methodology