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Brainstorm: 19th September psychology homework ("Operant…
Brainstorm: 19th September psychology homework
"Outline"
The word suggests a summary of a point.
"Evaluate:
The word suggests giving the positives and negatives and weighing them against each other.
"The behaviourist approach"
This is the main topic of the essay question.
"Classical conditioning"
Experiments
Little Albert
Pros.
Extended Pavlovs research
Allowed us to be able to generalise on animals
Cons:
Unethical
Cruel
Manipulation
Didn't know how far the conditioning would go and how much it would effect Little Albert
Pavlov and his dogs
Pros:
Theory was supported with evidence
Control variables
Repeatable
Cons:
Unknown long term effect
Unethical
Manipulation
Cruel
Some said it can't be generalised to fit humans
Classical conditioning is learning by association
"Operant conditioning"
Learning due to positive and/or negative consequenses
Experiments
Skinners Box
Pros:
Skinner came up with a theory and supported it with valid evidence
Cons:
Poor ecological validity
Pros:
As a result we can help people who have phobias
Can help reform offendors
Helps control students behaviour
Cons:
Its a way of manipulation