... Behavioural approach is one of the many approaches that adopt a strict deterministic view of human behaviour. This is an environmentally deterministic approach which states that our behaviour is moulded, directly or indirectly, as a result of reinforcement provided by the environment; thus 'conditions' us to behave in a specific and predictable way. It is believed that the environment 'writes upon the blank slate of our minds' making us who we are. Psychologist Skinner went further and concluded plainly that freewill is an illusion created by complex learning. This approach has been successful in dealing with other problems, such as abnormal behaviour, but an ethical consideration which causes concern is the therapist's manipulation of the patient's behaviour by the therapist to achieve goals. This approach, like many deterministic views, is that it is extremely reductionist. Disregarding any form of individual intelligence, it reduces complex behaviours into a series of stimulus ...

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