Compare Biological and Behaviourist Approaches
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- Q1
The biological approach focuses largely on innate, internal processes such as genetics and hormones. This can be said to largely support......
Nature
Both Nature and Nurture
Neither Nature or Nurture
Nurture
30s - Q2
The behaviourist approach focuses largely on the process of learning through conditioning or reinforcement. This can be said to largely support ....
Neither Nature or Nurture
Both Nature and Nurture
Nature
Nurture
30s - Q3
Therefore, when comparing nature and nurture for these two approaches - is this a similarity or a difference?
similarity
difference
30s - Q4
The Biological approach makes generalisations about everybody as a whole based on their shared traits as a species or the role of certain neurotransmitters. This makes it.......
Idiographic
Ethnocentric
Deterministic
Nomothetic
30s - Q5
The behaviourist approach can also be seen to be Nomothetic - but why?
It believes that we can all be conditioned in the same way
It uses controlled methods to study behaviour
It suggests that all learning comes from the environment
It suggests that there is only one way in which we learn
30s - Q6
The biological approach tends to focus on the role of chemical imbalances and evolutionary instincts. It therefore tends to ignore the role of thoughts, feelings, past experiences and social factors that could impact behaviour. This makes it......
Scientific
Reductionist
Holistic
Deterministic
30s - Q7
The behaviourist approach is similarly reductionist because ....
It suggests that we can all be conditioned in the same way, using principles of classical conditioning
It follows a process of using stimuli and response behaviours to condition and alter behaviour. This ignores the role of nature / biological explanations in driving behaviour.
It is largely based on controlled research methods which follow standardised procedures
Its theories are rooted in animal behaviours which are different to humans
30s - Q8
Both Biological and Behaviourist see behaviour as being ...
An equal mixture of determined and made up of free will
Supportive of free will
Highly deterministic
30s - Q9
Biological Approaches primarily make use of what research method?
Experiments
Case studies
Observations
Self reports
30s - Q10
The behaviourist approach primarily make use of what research method?
Controlled observations
Self reports
case studies
Lab experiments
30s - Q11
Due to its use of experimental methods, the biological approach is seen to be scientific because it is....
falsifiable
objective
replicable
all of the above
30s - Q12
The behaviourist approach can also be seen to be scientific due to.....
use of children
use of small samples
use of controlled observations
use of animal research
30s