https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7 Behavioral approach to psychology, cog 2021 en-us 2021-03-23 16:08:59 UTC 2024-10-16 15:19:16 UTC hello@padlet.com 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1353516333 Some important scientists in the field, experiments, and vocab]]> 2021-03-25 15:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1353516333 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1353553555 Psychologists who use the behavioral approach believe in using scientific facts and only observable behavior.  They also try to use reductionism, which is where you study small parts to understand the big picture. ]]> 2021-03-25 15:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1353553555 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1353577236 Pavlov was a scientist who used his dogs to prove that classical conditioning works.  His dogs salivated when he walked into the room with food, which is called an unconditioned response because it is natural.  Then, he noticed that they still salivated when he walked into the room without food.  So, he wondered if he could make them salivate on command with something else.  So, he conditioned his dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell, as shown in the graphic below. ]]> 2021-03-25 15:49:07 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1353577236 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1353603186 Some behavioral psychologists don't believe in free will. As they only use scientific facts and observable behavior, they think that what goes on inside your head is only a result of conditioned responses, unconditioned responses, reinforcement, and your environment. ]]> 2021-03-25 15:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1353603186 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1353618476 One goal that behaviorists have is to use analysis of small behaviors to make generalizations about humans' big, overarching behavior patterns that apply to all people.  This is called a nomothetic approach. ]]> 2021-03-25 15:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1353618476 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355503563 2021-03-26 00:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355503563 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355510097 Because of the scientific standpoint used in the behavioral perspective, experiments observing the physical and tangible are most common. Animals are frequently used, because behaviorists believe that there is no difference between how "conscious" humans and animals are.  Another belief that impacts the work behaviorists do is whether or not they believe all behavior is learned. ]]> 2021-03-26 00:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355510097 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355527467 There are two sides of the behavioral approach, although both believe similar things. One side, called methodological behaviorism, believes that humans are a blank slate at birth, and all behavior is learned. Everything has to do with environment. The other faction believes that some behavior is innate. This approach is called radical behaviorism. It is a sort of nurture vs nature kind of debate. ]]> 2021-03-26 01:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355527467 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355551715 This website has a lot of information about founders of this approach, and some of the core beliefs of the different groups within behavioral psychology. ]]> 2021-03-26 01:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355551715 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355573029 2021-03-26 01:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355573029 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355599697 2021-03-26 01:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355599697 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355614985 2021-03-26 01:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355614985 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355826253 The behavioral approach to psychology uses only observable behavior to draw conclusions.  The reasoning behind this is because of simplicity, and also the idea that we are essentially unreliable narrators of our thoughts.  This approach focuses on experiments and data, and often uses animals in experiments.  One example of the behavioral approach is using reinforcement, which is essentially consequences. Another example is conditioning, which is association based.   ]]> 2021-03-26 02:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355826253 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355846358 Another goal of psychologists using the behavioral approach is to predict behavior based on previous situations or knowledge, and also predict the stimulus that caused a certain reaction.  This is also a belief, that all reactions are predictable and controllable, and the reason for the reaction or stimulus is predictable as well.]]> 2021-03-26 03:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355846358 25breen_anna https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355858503 There are multiple uses of the behavioral approach in therapies or treatment. One way is exposure therapy, because that is taking a stimulus and reconditioning the response. Another way is through applied behavior analysis, which is a therapy for strictly modifying behavior, with no "talk therapy" involved. Finally, the most popular form of therapy that the behavioral approach is used in is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. CBT combines the cognitive approach and behavioral approach to use talk therapy to modify behaviors.]]> 2021-03-26 03:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/25breen_anna/edr8qyy182dbbml7/wish/1355858503