Behaviourism and SLT Approach Comparison

• What is a similarity between the behavioural approach and the social learning theory?


  Both suggest individuals have no control over their behaviour.
• What do both the behavioural approach and social learning theory suggest about behaviour?


  Behaviour is shaped by learning processes and previous experiences.
• What term describes the idea that behaviour is shaped by environmental factors?


  Environmental determinism
• How does the Little Albert experiment relate to the behavioural approach?


  It demonstrates classical conditioning in behaviourism.
• Who conducted the Little Albert experiment?


  Watson
• What aspect of learning did Bandura study in relation to social learning theory?


  Mediational processes in observational learning
• What is the cognitive side of the steps of observational learning according to Bandura?


  Mediational processes
• What do both theories suggest about individual choice in behaviour?


  Individuals do not have a choice in their behaviour.
• What criticism can be made about environmental determinism?


  It devalues other psychological explanations and oversimplifies human interaction.
• How is human interaction described in relation to environmental determinism?


  It is far more complicated than simple stimulus-reinforcement relationships.