PSYB45H3 Lecture Notes - Applied Behavior Analysis, Clinical Practice, Organizational Behavior Management
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Involves the activity of an organism at any level. Actions vs states : actions are what people do while they"re in the state. Behaviour modification doesn"t fix the state but the activities within it: e. g. , being manic. Steps towards goal = process: e. g. , academics. Action: physical dimensions (x4, observed, described, and recorded, environmental impact (x2, lawful, overt or covert. Behaviour modification: is the field of psychology concerned with the analysis and modification of human behaviour. Involves the systematic application of learned principles and techniques to assess and improve an individual"s covert and/or overt behaviour in order to enhance their functioning. Characteristics of behaviour: focus on excess / deficit, basic behavioral principles, current environmental events (a b c) C: consequences: clear procedures, behavior change (st & lt) Lt: long term: ignore the past. We can"t fix the past so we work on fixing the present/future: rejection of underlying causes explanatory fictions, implemented widely.
