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• What side of the debate does the behaviourist approach align with?

  Deterministic side
• How does the behaviourist approach view human development?

  As a blank slate shaped by the environment
• What does the behaviourist approach say about children's control over their environment?

  Children have little to no control
• What limited role does free will play in the behaviourist approach?

  We can shape our environment at times
• What type of approach is the behaviourist approach classified as?

  Nomothetic
• What does the behaviourist approach develop regarding learning?

  General laws applied universally
• Which side of the nature/nurture debate does the behaviourist approach support?


  Nurture side
• How does the behaviourist approach explain the shaping of behaviour?

  Through environmental influences
• What methods do behaviourists use to investigate ideas?

  Scientific methods
• What is a key characteristic of the scientific methods used by behaviourists?

  Forming hypotheses and conducting experiments
• In which areas has the behaviourist approach been successfully applied?

  Home, education, and health
• How does the behaviourist approach view human behaviour?

  As simple stimulus-response relationships
• What is a criticism of the behaviourist approach regarding its explanation of behaviour?

  It is too simplistic and reductionist
• What does the behaviourist approach suggest about learning in humans and animals?

  They learn in the same way
• What factors does the behaviourist approach not consider in its explanations?

  Complex psychological or biological factors