Traditional Behavioral Approaches

Definition

Traditional behavioral approaches to personality focus on the external factors that influence behavior, such as conditioning and reinforcement. They emphasize observable actions and do not consider internal mental processes.

Related terms

Classical Conditioning:

Classical conditioning is a type of learning in which an organism associates a neutral stimulus with a meaningful stimulus to produce a specific response.

Operant Conditioning:

Operant conditioning is a learning process in which behavior is strengthened or weakened by the consequences that follow it.

Reinforcement:

Reinforcement refers to any event that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a particular response or behavior occurring again in the future.