PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes -Applied Behavior Analysis
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Not a static characteristic of a person. Behaviour has one or more dimensions that can be measured. Frequency: the count # of times a behavior occurs. Duration: time from when behavior starts & finishes. Latency: measure of the time from some event to the start of the behavior. Behaviour can be observed, described and recorded by others or by the person engaging in the behavior. Behaviour is lawful; its occurrence is systemically influenced by environmental events. Basic behavior principles describes how our behavior is influenced by or occurs as a function of environmental events. Covert behaviour: is an action that can be observed and recorded by a person other than the other engaging in the behavior. Overt behavior: private events not observable to others e. g. ) Thinking ; it cannot be observed or recorded by other people. Behavior is what people do or say. Behavior can be observed, described or recorded. Behavior has an impact on the environment.
