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The word count at least 1300 words.Write an essay to answer the following question.

Compare and contrast conditioning theories with Freud's psychoanalytic theory.

Critically evaluate their contributions in understanding human behaviours and motivations, overt and covert 40

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First, try to explain the philosophical and methodological concerns of the conditioning theories, typically represented by Pavlov's classical conditioning, Thomdike's instrumental conditioning, and Skinner's operant conditioning. The main focus should be: How and why are these theorists classified as behaviourists? What are their contributions and the limitations of their contributions to the understanding of human behaviour?

In contrast, Freudian psychoanalysis explains human behaviour by reference to perpetual conflicts based on the competing demands of the id, superego and the ego, which often lead to anxiety. According to Freud, these conflicts are usually the products of repressed sexual and aggressive urges from early childhood. You need to evaluate this insight, and the validity and rigorousness of using unconscious motivation as an explanatory factor.

Describe, articulate and evaluate these two schools of thought both structurally and comparatively.