level: behaviorist approach
Questions and Answers List
level questions: behaviorist approach
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the little Albert experiment | Experiment in the behaviorist approach, Watson made a child afraid of all furry animals. Part of classical conditioning Exposed a child to a NS (rat) and a UCS (loud banging) |
| What are the key ideas of the behaviorist approach | We should not study mental processes, but rather what we see/measure We were born a blank slate (tabula vasa) basic processes of learning are the same in all species |
| Who did classical conditioning | Watson and pavlov |
| who did operant conditioning | skinner |
| what was skinner's research | Learning is abnormal active process. Positive/negative reinforcement/punishment. Operant conditioning |
| What was pavlov's research | learning is a passive process, dogs learned to salivate at food learned through association through a series of conditioned/unconditioned stimuli and response. |