2. Learn how to evaluate an approach Highlight some strengths and weaknesses of the behaviourist approach

3. What is AO2? – Evaluation, analysis, comparing and contrasting – Identify and explain the strengths and weaknesses of an approach

4. With the people around you, can you think of some strengths and weaknesses of the behaviourist approach?

5. What do you think this stands for? – Nature/Nurture – Nomothetic/Idiographic – Usefulness – Reductionism/Holism – Determinism/Free Will – Scientific

6. Real world applications? – Reward and punishment in schools – Token economy – Animal training

7. Therapy – Systematic Desensitisation – Aversion therapy

8. Based on evidence? Makes testable predictions? Researched is unbiased and objective? Research is controlled, valid and reliable? Research can be replicated? Qualitative or Quantitative data?

9. Theories based on animal research Focus on the here and now

10. Complete the table with the evaluation points relating to the debates. There is also information in the book (pg 24-25) Highlight in two different colours the strengths and the weaknesses. Make sure to write down a key somewhere to help you when you revise.

11. 3a: Evaluate two strengths of the behaviourist approach (6) 3b: Evaluate two weaknesses of the behaviourist approach (6) USE THE GUIDANCE!!!