Unit 4 PSYB4 - Approaches, Debates and Methods in Psychology
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Approaches revision summary
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Unit 4 PSYB4 - Approaches, Debates and Methods in Psychology
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It’s an in-dept knowledge of all approaches including, Behaviourist approach, Social Learning Theory, Cognitive Approach, Biological Approach, Psychodynamic Approach and Humanistic Approach, all of the approaches have in-depth AO1 and in-depth evaluation AO3.
Unit 4 PSYB4 - Approaches, Debates and Methods in Psychology
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Approaches
, Behaviourist Approach – Behaviour is learnt through association and reinforcement
Classical Conditioning: Behaviour is learnt through association Operant Conditioning: Behaviour is learnt through reinforcem
Evidence Support : Pavlov dog and their conditional response to bell of Evidence support: Skinner’s Rat Experiment
salvation.
Before Conditioning: Positive Reinforcement:
Unconditioned Stimulus – Food Behaviour – Rat Presses Lever – Reward (Food)
Unconditioned Response – Salvation The behaviour continues – (The rat presses lever)
During Conditioning: Negative Reinforcement:
Neutral Stimulus (Bell) + Unconditioned Stimulus (Food) Behaviour – Rat Presses Lever – Removal of Negative Stimulu
Unconditioned response – Salvation The behaviour continues – (The rat presses lever)
After Conditioning: Punishment:
Bell becomes = Conditioned Stimulus Behaviour – Rat Presses Lever – Negative Outcome (Electric S
Conditioned Response = Salvation The behaviour stops – (Rat does not press lever)
A03 – Evaluation
It’s scientific – Research Support
It was a lab experiment meaning it has more validity due to lack of extraneous variables
Real World Application – It led to effective treatments such as systematic desensitization to treat OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Biologically Reductionist – As it doesn’t consider the role of evolutionary factors in behaviour.
The fear of snakes and dark in evolutionary which approach identify as abnormal
The theory ignores the role of Free Will
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