Behaviourist approach

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    • What do behaviourists argue
      It’s learned through experiences and interactions with the environment
    • what are the 2 theorists
      skinner and Pavlov
    • what did Pavlov look at
      classical conditioning
    • what did skinner look at
      operant conditioning
    • What’s operant conditioning
      Learning by reinforcement
    • What study did skinner conduct
      Place animals in Skinner box, would be rewarded with food every time they pulled the lever
    • what are the 3 reinforcements
      positive, negative and punishment
    • What’s positive reinforcement
      Rewards for desired behaviour
    • what’s negative reinforcement
      removing an unpleasant stimulus
    • what are the different types of punishment and explain
      positive- e.g. making your child do the washing up or negative- e.g. taking their phone away
    • what’s does Pavlov do in his study
      classical conditioning of dogs