Discuss the contribution of behaviourist psychologists such as Pavlov and Skinner to our understanding of human behaviour

AO1 pointsemphasised and demonstrated importance of learning and environment for explaining/shaping behaviourincluding consequences reinforcemnt and punsihment , if rewarded behaviour more likely repeated
AO3 pointsscientific and empirical methods, standardised procedure , raising status of psychology as a sciencereductionist , ignore bio and cognitive mediational factors

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