PSYB45H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ethology, Operant Conditioning, Stress Management
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Anything a person says or does; activity, performance, action, response, etc. Overt behaviours visible to others, can be easily observed and recorded; e. g. steps taken. Covert behaviours private, internal, can"t be easily observed, e. g. feelings/thoughts. Dimensions of behaviour duration (how long it lasts), frequency (how often it happens within a certain period of time), intensity or force (speed, volume, how hard you hit smthg) Have to be precise and speci c when describing behaviours and behavioural problems so we use summary labels like attitude an creativity intelligence is not really measured. Focus on behaviours instead of labeling the person as the problem; e. g. dog is not bad, he just does bad things which can be changed; negatives of labelling people include stigma. Behavioural de cits too little of a certain behaviour. Behavioural excesses too much of a certain behaviour; these terms are used to avoid summary labels.
