PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Bobo Doll Experiment, Applied Behavior Analysis, Primitive Reflexes
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Behaviour anything a person does because of internal/external events. External/overt can be observed/measured directly by another person (the main focus of b mod) Verbal behaviour actions that involve the use of language (e. g. answering a question) Motor behaviour actions that involve body movement w/out use of language (e. g. swinging a bat) Filling out a crossword require both motor and verbal components. Internal/covert observed/felt only by the person who is performing the behaviour. Physiological changes such as increased heart rates. E. g. you see an ad about lakers, and you think about a game you went to (thinking about the game is the response to the ad which is not viewable) Traits - we focus on broad characteristics to describe a person"s behaviour because they provide a convenient way of communicating a lot of information. Broad characteristics are misleading, inconsistent and imprecise as they don"t tell us specifically what we would need to change to improve a person"s behaviour.
