Bio and Beh Approach recap

Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and behaviour

• True

• False

Learning by consequences of your actions is what type of learning?

• classical conditioning

• operant conditioning

A strength of the biological approach is that it uses objective measures

• true

• false

The biological approach supports which side of the nature vs. nurture debate?

• nature

• nurture

Positive reinforcement has what effect on behaviour?

• Makes you more likely to repeat the behaviour

• Makes you left likely to repeat the behaviour

• No effect on behaviour

Charles Whitman had a tumour pressing against his amygdala

• True

• False

Which of these approaches supports the nurture side of the debate?

• Biological

• Behaviourist

The term 'reductionist' means a theory/model/approach takes into account all perspectives rather than simplifying it to one reduced part.

• True

• False

Which of these is an example of negative reinforcement?

• Reducing pocket money for bad behaviour

• Stopping all treats

• Turning on a night light when scared of dark

Biological approach is reductionist

• True

• False