PSYC 4030 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Behaviorism
17 Dec 2016
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We are defined by our behaviours we are what we do. Overt b actions that other ppl can directly observe public b. Covert b private b things we do that others cannot directly observe: three categories of overt b, 1. Cognitions (thinking, expecting, attributing, believing, imagining: 2. Physiological responses (muscle tension, heart rate, bp and respitory rate overt b and the 3 covert b constitute the four modes of behaviour that are assed and treated in bt. Earlier it only involved overt (watsons view of behaviourism) We only have indirect knowledge of ppls covert b. Covert b of others are inferred from their overt b (exception is physiological responses that can be measured by instruments) Talking about ones private experiences is an overt behaviour. Its where you are (not who you are) that counts: b is situation specific. B model consistancy is determined by the situation in which the b is performed.
