EXPLAINING BEHAVIOURS

Created by

Jasmine Singh

Cards (27)

WHAT METHOD EXPLAINS PHOBIAS?
behavioural
WHO CREATED THE MODEL FOR EXPLAINING PHOBIAS?
Mowrer
NAME OF MODEL FOR EXPLAINING PHOBIAS?
two-process model
HOW DOES THE TWO PROCESS MODEL EXPLAIN ACCQUIRING PHOBIAS?
classical conditioning
HOW DOES THE TWO PROCESS MODEL EXPLAIN MAINTAINING A PHOBIA?
operant conditioning
WHO PROVIDED EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE TWO PROCESS MODEL?
Watson and Rayner
WHAT EXPERIMENT DID WATSON AND RAYNER CARRY OUT?
Little Albert
WHAT IS A NS?
(neutral stimulus) do not initially elicit a response
WHAT IS A UCS?
(unconditioned stimulus) elicits a response without conditioning
WHAT IS A UCR?
(unconditioned response) automatic response elicited by UCS
WHAT IS A CS?
(conditioned stimulus) when NS paired with UCS elicits a similar response
WHAT IS A CR?
(conditioned response) learned by pairing NS with UCS
WHAT IS THE NS IN THE LITTLE ALBERT EXPERIMENT?
white rat
WHAT IS THE UCS IN THE LITTLE ALBERT EXPERIMENT?
loud noise
WHAT IS THE UCR IN THE LITTLE ALBERT EXPERIMENT?
fear
WHAT IS THE CS IN THE LITTLE ALBERT EXPERIMENT?
white rat
WHAT IS THE CR IN THE LITTLE ALBERT EXPERIMENT?
fear
WHAT ELSE DOES CLASSICAL CONDITIONING STATE?
phobia/ CR can be extinguished when UCS not paired with CS
HOW DOES OPERANT CONDITIONING STATE PHOBIAS ARE LEARNED?
reinforcement and punishment
WHAT DOES OPERANT CONDITIONING SAY ACTS AS A REWARD?
avoidance
WHY DOES AVOIDANCE ACT AS A REWARD?
lowers anxiety
WHAT DOES AVOIDANCE DO IN THE LONG RUN?
maintain phobia
WHAT IS EXTINCTION?
when CS stops eliciting CR
EVALUATION OF THE BEHAVIOURAL EXPLANATION?
+ real world application
+ research support
-not all phobias learnt
-fails to consider individual differences
-biological factors not considered
REAL WORLD APPLICATION?
develop treatments
allow integration
RESEARCH SUPPORT?
Little Albert, Watson and Rayner
FAILS TO CONSIDER INIDVIDUAL DIFFERENCES?
e.g. irrational thinking/ trauma