behaviourist approach

the three assumptions of the behaviourist approach

everyone is born as a blank slate

behaviour is learned from the environment

only observable behaviours can be measured

classical conditioning

when behaviour is learnt through associations

testing into classical conditioning

pavlovs dog

pavlovs dog

the food was the unconditioned stimulus

the bell was the neutral stimulus ( that was later turned into a conditioned stimulus after continuous pairing with the UCS)

operant conditioning

learning through consequence

research into operant conditiong

skinners rats

skinners research into positive reinforcement

he had a leer that released food each time it was pressed

the rat learnt that went it pressed the lever food was dispensed

the rats behaviour was reinforced as he was rewarded wth food

skinners research into negative reinforcement

he had an electric current running through the cage

when the rat pressed the lever the current stopped

the rats behaviour was reinforced because the shoc was taken away

extinction

when the reinforcements stops the behaviour will stop/revert back to normal