PSYB45H3 : Detailed Textbook Notes

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Defining human behavior: behavior is what people do and say. It involves a person"s actions, it is described with action verbs: have one or more physical dimensions that can be measured. Frequency (count the number of times a behavior occurs) Duration (the time the behavior starts until it stops) Intensity or physical force (example: garth bench-pressed 220 pounds) It can be observed, described and recorded by other or by the person engaging in the behavior. It has an impact on the environment, including the physical or the social environment (other people and ourselves). You turn the light switch and the light goes on (physical environment) You raise your hand in class and your professor calls on you (an effect on other people) You recite a phone number from the phone book and you"re more likely to remember it (an effect on yourself: behavior is lawful, its occurrence is systematically influenced by environmental events.

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