psychology induction

what is psychology

the scientific study of the mind and behaviour

what is meant by science

1. control

2. standardisation

3. hypothesis testing

4. variables —> IV and DV

areas in psychology

1. clinical psychology and mental health

2. attachment

3. biopsychology

4. memory

5. research methods

6. approaches in psychology

7. social influence

two major schools of thought

learning

psychodynamic

two categories of learning theory

behaviourism

social learning theory

two categories of behavioiurism

classical conditioning

operant conditioning

main assumptions of behaviourism

all behaviour is learnt incl. maladaptive behaviour

no such things as instincts

only focused on external behaviour - thoughts, feelings, emotions don’t matter

what is learnt can be unlearnt.

what are we born as according to behaviourism

tabula rasa

tabula rasa

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classical conditioning demonstrated by

pavlov

classical conditioning vs operant conditioning

1. learning through association

2. learning through consequences