behaviourism

• What does the behaviourist approach emphasize in studying human behavior?

  It emphasizes objectivity in examining behavior.
• According to the behaviourist approach, what are humans born as?

  Humans are born a blank slate.
• What does the behaviourist approach argue about mental content?

  It argues that we are not born with inbuilt mental content.
• What does the behaviourist approach suggest about the development of behavior?

  All behavior is learned from interactions with the environment after birth.
• What type of explanation does the behaviourist approach provide for human behavior?

  It provides a nurture explanation for human behavior.