PSYCH 2B03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Habituation, Empiricism, Associationism
11 Jan 2017
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Learning to be a person: behaviourism and the social learning theories. Learning: change of behaviour as a function of experience: Two stimuli (events, things, or people) repeatedly experienced together will eventually elicit the same response. Behaviours followed by pleasant outcomes tend to be repeated, and behaviours followed by unpleasant outcomes tend to be dropped. There are two learning-based approaches to personality: behaviourism, social learning theories. Personality is the sum of the behaviours an individual exhibits. The goal of behaviourism is a functional analysis that maps out exactly how behaviour is a function of the environmental situation. Associationism: any two things, including ideas, become mentally associated as one if they are repeatedly experienced close together in time. Hedonism: people learn for two reasons, to seek pleasure and avoid pain. Utilitarianism: the best society is one that creates the most happiness for the largest number of people.
