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Psychological Perspectives for Health and Social Care unit 8 M1
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In this assignment I will be discussing the strengths and weakness of each psychological perspective.
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Elifsu CeylanUnit 8: Psychological Perspecties for ealth and Social Care
M1: Assess diferent psychological approaches
to study
In this assignment I will be discussing the strengths and weakness of each psychological
perspectiee
Strengths and weaknesses of the behaviorist approach
The strengths of the behaiiorist approach are that behaiiorism is based upon
obseriable behaiiors, so it is easier to quantfy and collect data and informaton when
conductng researche Since research and experiment is a iery powerful tool in proiiding
explanatons and clear eiidences about a certain phenomenon, early theorists and
proponents of behaiiorisms took pride in initatng the studies of obseriable behaiiors
rather than those that cannot be obseried and measurede
Efectie therapeutc techniques such as intensiie behaiioral interienton, behaiior
analysis, token economies and discrete trial training are all rooted in behaiiorisme These
approaches are ofen iery useful in changing maladaptie or harmful behaiiors in both
children and adultse Much has been said about the ialues of reinforcements like
rewards, punishments, Premark principle and others when it comes to facilitatng
learninge In conclusion, when these techniques are properly used and considered, it will
aid in learning thingse Otherwise, it will be counter-productiee
Another strength of the approach is that it is scientic, for example, Pailoi’s work was
used to create objectie and therefore scientic approach to psychologye The approach
aims to study behaiiour that is obseriable and directly measurablee This is done
because thoughts and opinions are operatonaliied, so that it is possible to analyie and
compare behaiiorse
The weaknesses of the behaiiorist approach are that there is much emphasis on nurture
as it focuses on how the eniironment afects and shapes behaiioure This means that the
role of nature is ignored, as behaiiorists usually ignore that genetc-make up could haie
an impact on the way in which we behaiee Many internal factors goiern behaiiour; one
example of this is the role of motiaton and emoton are not taken into account in the
behaiiorist approache
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