watson (1913)
rejected introspection
focus for behaviourist psychologists
studying behaviour that can be observed and measured- not mental processes or thoughts
lab setting
emphasised control and objectivity
behaviourism key assumption
believed that the basic processes of learning is the same in all species. therefore animal studies can be used to gain insights into human behaviour
AO1- classical conditioning
AO1- pavlovs dogs
unconditioned stimulus
conditioned stimulus
neutral stimulus
conditioned response
unconditioned response