CAIE A-Level Psychology AS Learning Approach Questions

Practise learning assumptions and the Bandura, Fagen and Saavedra studies through conditioning concepts, study procedures, findings, comparisons and contextual evaluation.

Exam points

define the learning process before illustrating it with a precise response or reinforcer from the study
recall study-specific samples, rooms, training steps or treatment measures rather than generic procedure
compare or evaluate studies through their observation, data, control, ethics and generalisability

Covered syllabus points

Learning approach - main assumptions Bandura et al. (aggression)Fagen et al. (elephant learning)Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia)

[Maximum number: 4]

From the study by Bandura et al. (aggression):

(a)

Outline one aim of this study.

[ 2 ]

(b)

Outline how the response measure of 'aggressive gun play' was defined in this study.

[ 2 ]

[Maximum number: 3]

A parrot rescue centre has some new parrots which need to learn to enter a cage. Their trainer is planning a procedure using operant conditioning to teach the parrots to enter the cage.

Suggest one way that the parrots could be taught to enter the cage.

[Maximum number: 10]

Evaluate the study by Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia) in terms of two strengths and two weaknesses. At least one of your evaluation points must be about quantitative data.

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Covered syllabus points

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