1. The Behaviourist Approach
Key assumptions

2. Starter - Key Assumptions
Read the quote from John Watson
What does this suggest about the behaviourist approach?

3. The role of the environment
Tabula Rasa
Literally means “Blank Slate”
We are born “blank” and it is our environment which shapes us.
Environmental determinism
All that we are is because of our environment. Our personalities and behaviour is determined by our environment

4. Classical Conditioning
This is learning through ASSOCIATION
To remember this think ASS!
clASSical conditioning
ASSociation

5. Classical Conditioning
Does anyone have a dog or a cat?

6. Classical Conditioning
Before conditioning
UCS UCR
(Food) (Salivation)
NS No Response
(Metronome)

7. Classical Conditioning
During conditioning
UCS NS UCR
(Food) (Metronome) (Salivation)
After conditioning 
CS CR
(Metronome) (Salivation)

8. Classical Conditioning
Explain:
“You eat a banana and shortly afterwards you are sick. You are sick not because of the banana, but because you have a stomach bug; however, from now on the smell and taste of bananas makes you feel nauseous.”

9. Little Albert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt0ucxOrPQE
Read pages and fill in the gaps.
Using the equation, explain the conditioning that occurred in the Little Albert Experiment

10. Operant Conditioning
Operant conditioning is learning through consequence
It focuses on reward and punishment.
Have you been rewarded or punished this week?

11. Operant Conditioning
Read the section on page17, and insert the key terms with the definition, and give an example.
If you find it a bit confusing trying to remember all of the terms, just remember the following
Reinforcement increases behaviour
Punishment decreases behaviour
Positive is where something is given
Negative is where something is taken away

12. Operant Conditioning Can pigeons read? Or play ping pong?
=related
Or play ping pong?

13. Operant Conditioning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8nL-Bv2oqc
In your own words, describe how in the video above, operant conditioning has been used to train the Guinea pig.
Use the correct terms.
Read the scenarios and state what type of conditioning it is.

14. Plenary