Question

Explain the difference between genotype and phenotype:
State the purpose or "job" of each organ or organ system:
Blood:
Bones:
Kidney:
Nerves:

Answer 1

Answer:

1. All behaviors are learnt from our environment. 2. Focus on observable behavior (behavior that can be seen). 3. Animals and humans learn in the same ways so behaviorists carry out experiments on animals and extrapolate the results to humans. 4. Psyc hology should  be scientific and objective therefore b ehaviorists use mainly laboratory experiments to achieve this.  

Classical conditioning: learning by association

Classical conditioning is learning through association and was first demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov. Pavlov showed that dogs could be conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell if that sound was repeatedly presented at the same time that they were given food. First the dogs were presented with the food, they salivated. The food was the unconditioned stimulus and salivation was an unconditioned (innate) response. Then Pavlov sounded the bell (neutral stimulus) before giving the food. After a...

Operant conditioning: learning by consequences

Skinner argued that learning is an active process. When humans and animals act on and in their environment consequencesfollow these behaviors. If the consequences are pleasant they repeat the behavior but if the consequences are unpleasant they do not repeat the behavior. 1

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