PS288 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Classical Conditioning, Agoraphobia, Operant Conditioning
Document Summary
Behaviour modification and its key characteristics: emphasis on behaviour. Effort to assess overt behaviour directly to identity the problem or focus and to evaluate change; direct assessment of target problem: emphasis on current determinants on behaviour. Emphasis on what factors exert influence on current functioning and what factors can be used to alter performance: emphasis on learning. Provide experiences that systematically develop behaviour based on learning theory and research: assessment and evaluation. Measure the focus of the intervention (what wants to change) and evaluate the impact of the intervention (if behaviours change and if the intervention was responsive: application. Extend interventions to all facets of everyday life in which maladaptive behaviours are to be decreased and adaptive behaviours are to be increased; intervening in everyday situations where the changes are desired. Classical conditioning (pavlov: process whereby new stimuli gain the power to elicit respondent behaviour behaviours can be learned.
