Behaviourist approach
The behaviourist theory focuses on the study of observed behaviours and learning theories the three theories are; classical conditioning, operant conditioning and the social learning theory. Within the behaviourist approach there are three different theorists these are; Skinner, Bandura and Pavlov.

The first learning theory was approached by the theorist Pavlov. The theory he approached was classical conditioning. This theory is pairing a reflex response with a stimuli. A reflex is an automatic reaction and a stimuli is anything in the environment. Pavlov then carried out an experiment with a dog to prove his theory; Pavlov knew that when animals see food they’re automatic reflex is to salivate, he also wanted to create a noise which the dog could respond to. An example of his experiment;

Dog food salivate (reflex)
Dog bell food salivate
Dog bell salivate

This experiment shows that when a dog hears the bell they know they are going to receive food making their automatic reaction to salivate activate.

The second learning theory was approached by Skinner. The theory he approached was Operant conditioning. This theory is the reactions of others such as ‘shape’ behaviour. This theory has 3 different approaches these are; positive reinforcement, punishment and negative reinforcement.

The first one is Positive reinforcement this encourages behaviour this could be using praise, attention, pleasure or recognition. This encourages the person to do well as they feel they are achieving something.
The second one is punishment this is reducing behaviour for example discomfort, isolation or physical or mental pain. Although this may work as it will cause them to stop with the fear of pain or isolation, smacking a child may cause them to resent you or cause physical