PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Autism Spectrum, Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Modification
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Behaviour: anything that a person says or does: technically any muscular, glandular, or electrical activity of an organism. Getting an a in a course the products of behaviour: the behaviour is studying effectively to get an a in the course. Types of behaviour: overt behaviour: can be easily observed and recorded by an individual other than the one performing the behaviour. Examples: walking, talking out loud, and throwing a baseball: covert behaviour: o(cid:272)(cid:272)u(cid:396) (cid:862)(cid:449)ithi(cid:374) o(cid:374)e"s ski(cid:374)(cid:863) a(cid:374)d the(cid:396)efo(cid:396)e (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)es spe(cid:272)ial i(cid:374)st(cid:396)u(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts or procedures for others to observe. E(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple: figu(cid:396)e skate(cid:396) thi(cid:374)ks (cid:862)i hope i do(cid:374)"t fall(cid:863) (cid:271)efo(cid:396)e steppi(cid:374)g o(cid:374)to the (cid:396)i(cid:374)k, then starts feeling extremely nervous. Private self-talk: thinking in words type of covert behaviour. Covert behaviours are sometimes referred to as cognitive behaviours. Dimensions of behaviour: characteristics of behaviour that can be measured: duration: the length of time the behaviour lasts, frequency: # of instances that occur in a given period of time.
