PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Applied Behavior Analysis
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Behaviour: anything a person says or does (or any muscular, glandular, or electrical activity of an organism) Ex. product of behaviour getting an a. Overt behaviours: visible to others, can be easily observed and recorded by others (ex. talking) Covert/cognitive behaviors: private, internal, cannot be easily observed by others (ex. feelings and thoughts) Dimensions of behaviours: characteristics that can be measured. Summary labels for behaviour general terms that do not refer to specific behaviours (ex. nervous) For psyches, the terms intelligence", attitudes" and creativity" are also summary labels. As well, terms like anxiety, depression, etc. are also summary labels. Benefits: useful for quickly providing info about how an individual may perform, may imply that particular treatment will be helpful. Disadvantages: may lead to pseudo-explanations (false, aka circular reasoning), labels negatively affect the way the individual is treated. Behavioural deficits: too little of a particular type of behaviour (ex. child not pronouncing words clearly and not interacting with other kids)
