The Learning Approaches
Psychology · Year 13 · Approaches in Psychology · 3o Periodo

The Learning Approaches

An analysis of behaviourism and social learning theory, focusing on conditioning and observational learning.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsDfE GCE AS and A level subject content for psychology: Approaches in psychology;The learning approaches including classical conditioning, operant conditioning and social learning theory.

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An analysis of behaviourism and social learning theory, focusing on conditioning and observational learning.

Key Questions

  1. Compare classical and operant conditioning as explanations for human behaviour.
  2. How does social learning theory bridge the gap between behaviourism and cognitive psychology?
  3. Evaluate the role of mediational processes in observational learning.

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