PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Specific Phobia, Mary Cover Jones, Behaviorism
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Behaviour anything a person says or does. Synonyms: activity, action, performance, responding, response, reaction. Any muscular, glandular, and or electrical activity of an organism. Products of behaviour is what produces an outcome. Overt behaviour visible behaviour that can be observed and recorded. Covert behaviour private and internal behaviour: cannot be readily observed, activity that o(cid:272)(cid:272)u(cid:396)s (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) o(cid:374)e"s ski(cid:374, ex] thinking and feelings, private self-talk, referred to as cognitive behaviours. Dimensions of behaviour characteristics of behaviour that can be measured: duration of behaviour is how long it lasts, frequency number of instances that occur in a given period of time. Intensity or force refers to the physical effort or energy involved in emitting the behaviour. Behaviour deficits: too little behaviour of a particular type. Behaviour excesses: too much behaviours of a particular type. Behaviour modification involves the systematic application of learning principles and techniques to assess and improve individuals covert and overt behaviours in order to enhance their daily functioning.
