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Evaluation of Operant Conditioning and Classical Conditioning - As explanation to Human Behaviour
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Evaluation of Operant Conditioning and Classical Conditioning As explanation to Human Behaviour Strengths Mythology- if laws of learning universal stimulus co-ordinator response. Pavlov's dog experiment was useful and more practical and ethical Ethics -> No demand characteristics informed consent> Experiment research (labs) highly controlled confiding variable> Consent can only be given by humans e.g. little Albert's mum> Language can be learnt through operant conditioning> Phobias classical conditioning and operant conditioning because you can learn it through a unfavourable out come learnt> Animal training done by operant conditioning and classical conditioning as behaviour can be reinforced> Education operant conditioning because of reinforcement Weaknesses Mythology- small simple size often used such, as little Albert- cannot generalise so it lack validity, as not all children are the same. Ethics -> Unethical- little Albert was not conditioned> Lacks ecological validity (artificial setting, e.g. Pavlov's dog)> Animals can not give consent so it lacks ethics> Critics of other psychologists> Psychologists...
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