• Describe and Evaluate Using Psychological Research the Contribution of Behaviourist Approaches to an Understanding of Human Behavior

     

    Essays2 Pedagogy, Psychology

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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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Extract

There have been many different approaches and varying different opinions on research done in trying to understand human behaviour. Behaviourists believe in the significance of environmental stimuli and its effect on our actions, this means that behaviourists focus on learning and the how peoples experiences effect our actions. Human behaviour can only be studied in ways that are considered ethical which causes a lot of the research done to be based on rats and other laboratory animals. Behaviourists such as Skinner, Pavlov and Watson have all influenced the research conducted in helping to explain human behaviour and their contribution has helped to advance other behaviourists and their theories on behaviour.…

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