believe behaviour occurs afterbirth, therefore suggesting behaviour is explained due to environmentalfactors. (nurture).
All 3 theories are based on experimentalresearch which uses scientificmethod to try and establish cause and effect.
By using experiments it provides learning theories with scientific credibility so theories support psyc as a science.
this means theories have many practical applications and can develop therapies, enhance educational practices, prevent crime and develop social policies that are helpful in society
evidence?
Pavlov (1927) made dog salivate to sound of auditory neutral stimuli.
Watson and Rayner (1920) explained emotional responses in a child
deterministic, won't allow a degree of free will in individual. A person has no control over reactions conditioned to them (phobia) and underestimates uniqueness of human beings
methodology?
CC is credible due to it being based on empirical evidence.
use of animals so strict control of variables, every step is precise as behaviour is directly observable.
depends on reductionist research, complex behaviour is broken down into smaller units of behaviour and can be more scientifically tested
generalising animals to humans isn't straight forward.
reductionist, lacks validity as it's incomplete.
applications?
effective treatments like aversion therapy and systematic desensitisation
systematic desensitisation: associate dysfunctional behaviour with UCR to produce new CS
alternatives?
due to reductionist behaviour SIT could be better, CC ignores cognitive processes like decision making, motivation, memory. SIT includes that aswell as observable behaviours
