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Behavioural
Parents often use a
reward system when
potty training a
toddler. M&M candies,
stickers, or other small
rewards can be used.
Each time a child does
a desirable behaviour
for example, sitting
on the potty, having a
dry diaper in the
morning, or going to
the bathroom on the
potty the parent
gives the child a
reward. The hope is
that the child will
continue to exhibit the
desired behaviour
because he or she
Our behaviour and feelings as adults (including psychological problems) are rooted in our.
Cognitive
Attention - Sometimes
our cognitive
processing systems
get overloaded and we
have to select
information to process
further. This deals with
how and why
performance improves
with attention.
Biological
Some researchers
have shown how
behaviour can be
afected by altered
levels of sex
hormones. Increased
testosterone leads to
increased risk-taking,
whereas increased
oxytocin leads to
increased nurturing
and social
responsiveness.
Psychodynamic
Rituals of nervousnes
such as completing a
task a certain number
of times (such as
opening and closing a
cabinet) could be
linked to a childhood
situation.
Psychologists from the biological approach assume that behaviour and experiences are caused
Psychodynamic
(usually unconscious), even slips of the tongue. Therefore all behaviour is.
Biological
Psychological Approaches
behaviour consists of responses to certain stimuli.
Our behaviour can be explained as a series of responses t
Cognitive
Behavioural
n observable behaviour rather than the mind (which cannot be directly observed or studied)
Laboratory Experiment
Random Allocation
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Extraneous Variables