Lesson 2: Definitions of Everyday Behaviors Flashcards
What is the most important tool in changing behavior?
direct observation
________ is an individuals activities, public or private, that may be influenced by internal or external stimulation.
behavior
Behavior is _____ and it ______ to do something.
physical, functions
Behavior is anything that a person ____ and has a _______.
does, function
_______ ______ refer to complex human actions that people often see as mental.
Private events
_______ ________ is when you may use the same muscles when saying words but do not expel the air required to sound the word out loud.
Silent reading/talk
What is the term regarding thinking, imagining, and feeling as something that people do?
private events
_______ _________ does not cause behavior, although it often precedes it.
Private behavior
A ________ _______ is a statement that specifies exactly what behavior to observe.
behavioral definition (e.g. Fred punches other children, Dr. South needs to define punch. Says it’s any blow that Fred gives to another child with his hand. To further clarify she continues with any blow hard enough to move any part of the other child’s body)
What are the two ways you benefit from specifically defined behaviors?
1) clearer communication
2) consistent observations
The observer relies on their memory of the behavior.
self-report observations
Three problems with self-report observations.
1) usually lack detail
2) self-reports often cannot be checked
3) self-reports are often wrong
The observer personally sees and immediately records behavior
direct observation
_________ is to treat an abstraction as though it were a concrete thing
Reification
