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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