Approaches Plan summary
Behaviourism
Just behaviourism
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
AO1
AO3
Classical conditioning
IVAN PAVLOV
Stimulus generalisation
Discrimination
Spontaneous recovery
Extinction
Operant conditioning
John F. Skinner
Positive and negative reinforcement
Punishment
Variables of reinforcement
Reductionist
This is because it simplifies the complexity of human behaviour down to just S-R. In reality, we have complex learning systems that this approach neglects. Therefore we cannot give this approach credibility
Practical applicatiom
Research support is uncredible
Done on animals, therefore we cannot class it as generalisable
AO1
AO3
Pretty much the same as just behaviourist with a few minor tweaks
The basics, PAVLOV etc
The different key terms
AO1
AO3
Theory behind
Positive and negative reinforcement
Skinner's research
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