Psychological Perspectives And Strengths And Weaknesses

The aim of this assignment is to understand Psychological Perspectives and analyse what each perspective’s strengths and weaknesses are. Behaviourism: â€Å"Behaviourism (also called behavioural psychology) refers to a psychological approach which emphasises scientific and objective methods of investigation† (Simple Psychology, 2016). This approach seeks to understand all behaviour as a result of either ‘classical conditioning’ or ‘operant condition’. Also, trying to understand what has been learnt to create human behaviour. Each theory believes that different processes are involved in learning; however, both explain all types of behaviour as being the result of learning. â€Å"John Watson proposed that the process of classical conditioning (based†¦show more content†¦The dog had therefore learnt a ‘conditional response’ of salivation to the ‘conditional stimuli’ of the bell. Therefore, Pavlov believed that behaviour was learnt through Operant conditioning is â€Å"Operant conditioning can be described as a process that attempts to modify behavior through the use of positive and negative reinforcement† (Learning Theories, 2017). This theory of learning is associated with the American psychologist Burrhus Fredric Skinner. Skinner believed that the mind does exist, but that it is more productive to study observable behavior rather than internal mental events. He also believed that the best way to understand behavior is to look at the causes of an action and its consequences. He believed that operant conditioning was a form of Reinforcement. Repeated behavior tends to be reinforced or strengthened. Behaviour that isn’t reinforced will be extinguished or forgotten, weakening the outcome. Skinner studied operant conditioning by conducting a series of experiments using animals which he placed in a ‘Skinner Box’. Arguably, the Skinner box is very unethical and is seen as cruelty to animals like rats or mice. Skinner identified 3 different responses that can happen after behaviour: †¢ Neutral operants o These are responses that are from the environment that neither decrease nor increase the probability of the behavior that is being analysed being repeated. †¢ Reinforcers o These are responses from theShow MoreRelatedUnit 8 P1 and M11566 Words   |  7 PagesUnit number and title Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Health and Social Care (QCF) Unit 8 – Psychological Perspectives for Health and Social care. Learner name Assessor name Kamila Patrycja Zgadzaj Kwame Attikpoe Date issued Hand in deadline Submitted on 5th December, 2014 15th December, 2014 15/12/14 Assignment title Explain the principal psychological perspectives and assess different psychological approaches to study. 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