behaviourist approach

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what are the main assumptions for the behaviourist approach?
humans are born blank,
behaviour is learnt through experience,
only observable behaviour can be studied scientifically,
it is valid to study animals as they share the same learning principals
what are the 2 types of conditioning in the behaviourist approach?
classical conditioning,
operant conditioning
classical conditioning is? 
learning by association
operant conditioning is? 
learning by consequence
reinforcement is? 
consequence of a behaviour that increases likelihood of behaviour being repeated
what is punishment? 
an unpleasant consequence that decreases the likelihood of behaviour being repeated
what is positive reinforcement? 
reward for desired behaviour
what is negative reinforcement? 
desired behaviour to avoid a negative thing
what is punishment? 
unpleasant consequences for a behaviour
what does hard determinism mean? 
that free will is an illusion
what is a disadvantage of the behaviourist approach? 
it ignores cognitive features