The Behaviourist Approach

What is the first assumption of the behaviourist approach?

What is the second assumption of the behaviourist approach?

What is the third assumption of the behaviourist approach?

What is classical conditioning?

What happens before learning according to classical conditioning?

What happens during learning according to classical conditioning?

What happens after learning according to classical conditioning?

What is the conditioned stimulus?

Who studied classical conditioning and with what animal?

What was the unconditioned stimulus in Pavlov's study?

What was the unconditioned response in Pavlov's study?

What was the neutral stimulus in Pavlov's study?

What was the conditioned stimulus in Pavlov's study?

What was the conditioned response in Pavlov's study?

What is operant conditioning?

What is positive reinforcement?

What is negative reinforcement?

What is punishment?

Who studied operant conditioning and with what animal?

What was the positive reinforcement in Skinner's research?

What was the negative reinforcement in Skinner's research?

What was the punishment in Skinner's research?

What are three evaluation points for the behaviourist approach?

How does the behaviourist approach use animals and why?

Why might using animals be a problem?

How is using animals a weakness of the behaviourist approach?

What are real life applications of the behaviourist approach?

What contributions has behaviourism made to our understanding of human mental illness?

What has understanding of human mental illness led to?

How is the behaviourist approach especially scientific?

How is behaviourism more scientific than approaches that came before it?

Why is it a strength that the behaviourist approach is especially scientific?

What else is it a strength that the behaviourist approach is especially scientific?