Thursday 15 October 2015

Behaviourism assumptions.


-Behaviourism was mainly developed during 1920 and 1950.
- It uses the scientific method, data is collected by controlled observation. Therefore, in contrast to psychoanalysis, it makes able to predict behaviour.
-Observable behaviour is the main concern of behaviourism, rather than emotions or thoughts, that are not given excessive relevance.
-We are born with our mind in a blank state, and everything we learn is by the environment that surround us.
-Animals and human beings have a very similar way of learning.
-Behaviour is the result of a stimulus, so it is a stimulus-response correlation.
-Behaviour is learned by classical or Operant Conditioning.

References
McLeod, S. (2015). Behaviorism | Simply Psychology. Simplypsychology.org. Retrieved 15 October 2015, from http://www.simplypsychology.org/behaviorism.html

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