This document is a revision clock summary of the behaviourist approach within psychology. It describes the main explanations of human behaviour as classical and operant conditioning. These singular pages are perfect for exam season and to boost your knowledge.
Punishment BehaviouristApproach
way of explaining of
A behaviour in terms what is
Negative Itis an unpleasant consequence of behaviour, Observable and terms in of learning. Classical
Reinforcement conditioning
EG:Being shouted at
by teachers
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at
beginning of the 20th (Parior)
It occurs when an for talking in class.
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in psych
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Ivan Parlor.
Operant Conditioning (Skinner) BEHAVIOURISM BEFORE CONDITIONING
BA Skinner suggested learning is
that an active process
① ② Parlor revealed that
dogs
whereby humans/animals operate on their environment. could be conditioned to
There are three types of consequences of behaviour.
" salivate to the sound of a
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Positive Reinforcement. ④ ③
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certain behaviour is performed.
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response (conditioned response) through association. the
salivation response every time they heard the sound.
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