PSYB45H3 Lecture : Ch 1 notes
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bm is concerned with modifying and analyzing human behavior. analyzing is to identify the functional relationship between environmental events and a particular behavior aka why the behavior occurred. modifying is to develop and implement procedures to help people change their behavior. bm"s goal is to improve a certain aspect of a person"s life. characteristics of bm: focus on behavior: designed to change behavior not personal traits. behavioral excesses & deficits are targets for change with bm. The behavior to be modified is called the target behavior. behavioral excess: is an undesirable target behavior the person wants to decrease in frequency, intensity or duration ie smoking. behavioral deficit: a desirable target behavior the person wants to increase in frequency, intensity or duration ie exercise: procedures based on behavioral principles: experimental analysis behavior: the scientific study of behavior also called behavior analysis.
