PSYB45H3 Lecture Notes - Community Psychology, Classical Conditioning, Behaviorism
16 Dec 2012
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Behavior according to book author we think of only human intervention . Behavior is what we can see objectively and can see in third person perspective. Could be an activity e. g. granular, muscular, and nervous. We can use fmri to see the change in behavior. Behavior can be seen as every sense of dimension. If it is associated with a sibling, it is an activity. It can have effect on environment - physical and social. Putting switch on/off is a physical change while police and court actions related to a crime involve social element. Jake the runner- see duration, frequency and intensity to inc exercise behavior. Intensity- level 8 out of 20 on a treadmill or heart rate recorder records average level of heart rate. Behavior is lawful functional relationship in behavior and environment, there is a direct relationship. It is very scientific and it is quantitative, we can intervene and improve life of pple.
