PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Psychodynamics, B. F. Skinner, Operant Conditioning
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Behaviour refers to anything a person does, typically because of internal or external events. Not only are the events internal or external, so are our behaviours. Overt is external, open to view or observation, such as verbal and motor (main focus of applied behaviour analysis) Filling out a crossword are both verbal and motor components. Covert are internal, not viewable or openly shown, and are sometimes called private events, examples are thinking, emotions, physiological changes to the body. Internal behaviours can only be measured indirectly, through verbal or written report or a device to measure your heart rate. Traits or characteristics of a person are not bevaiours. Like to be specific when describing behaviours. Broad characteristics are inconsistent and imprecise (do not specifically tell us what we need to change to improve a persons behaviour) The more precise we are in describing the behaviour to be changed, the more successful we are likely to be in measuring and improving behaviour.
