What is Behavior? Flashcards
Organism’s interaction with environment; actions
behavior
___ relations include measurable impacts which consist of the organism and its environment
functional
Behavior is linked with ___
biology
Why we behave applies across what general concepts?
individual, levels (analysis), and contexts
Why we behave is the ___, and not proximal cause; it is the underlying details that include why they did it and what influences it
ultimate
Selection by consequences; first of the several core characteristics;
Applies at multiple levels and helps us to understand why we behave
selectionism
What’s worked in the past will most likely work in the ___
future
Accumulation of events
cumulative
Looking in the past; future hasn’t happened yet so it can’t b/c of now
historical
how population genetic material changes across time:
- people with more genetic material will survive better; reproduce more
- population of species/ level of species
- over many generations
- what behaviors we come pre-prepared to display; environmental events/ stimuli (reflexes)
natural selection
how individual organism’s behavior changes throughout life/ experiences:
- differential consequences
- individual
- their lifetime (stops when person dies)
- experiences might shape behavior
operant selection
how cultural practices change throughout existence of culture/ society:
- differential teaching (i.e. models, rules, beliefs, etc.)
- the culture
- generations of culture
- encourage values
cultural selection
Behavior is lawful
determinism
Behavior is lawful if it’s a ___ event with ___ causes
physical
____ variables controversy with determinism
controlling
alternatives with determinism is that it’s not ___ or governed by systematic principles
lawful
Misconceptions of determinism are ___ and complete ___
predestination; predictability
Determinism is essential to change ___ ___ for the better
human behavior
truth = workability; truer explanations work better; practicality
pragmatism
Pragmatism needs ___ and ___ to work
Prediction and influence
Measurable and manipulable; has to improve prediction and influence, and can be tested. This means that it is ___
Pragmatic
Non-pragmatic explanations to avoid:
___ of behavior and causes with no ___ dimensions beyond behavior
Descriptions/ summaries; physical
Going back to same “reason” and reaching no solution; just a back and forth conversation
Circular reasoning
Perspective and philosophy guiding
Radical behaviorism
Driving force of radical behaviorism
Selectionism
In radical behaviorism, this is assumed and has physical event with physical causes
Determinism
In radical behaviorism, exerts strong influence and explanations are more useful;
Avoid intervening constructs/ descriptions of behavior as causes
Pragmatism
All ___ of all organisms is the inside scope
Behavior
Skinner defined radical behavior as ___, not science
Philosophy
What is the norm of Skinner’s radical behaviorism?
Misrepresentation of behaviorism
Focusing on behavior in its own right means focusing on behavior as ___ interest; behavior is the primary measure
Dependent
