Understanding Behavior: Types and Aspects

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What is the definition of behavior?

The behavior is defined as a total response of an organism, in reply to living circumstances, depending on the environmental stimulation and its internal tension of successive movements which are oriented in a significant way.

Give an example of an overt behavior.

Smiling, Pouting, Crying

What are covert behaviors?

Behaviors that are hidden or not visible to the naked eye. Examples include Hatred, Cursing, Jealousy.

What are unconscious acts?

<p>Acts that are embedded in one’s subconscious.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between simple and complex acts?

<p>Simple acts involve a smaller number of neurons, while complex acts involve a larger number of neurons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define human behavior according to the text.

<p>Human Behavior refers to a voluntary or involuntary attitude of a person in order to fit the society’s idea of right or wrong, partly determined by heredity and environment, and modified through learning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three classifications of human behavior mentioned in the text?

<p>The three classifications of human behavior are habitual, instinctive, and complex.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the use of reinforcements to encourage desirable behavior and discourage negative behavior in children?

<p>B.F. Skinner proposed the use of reinforcements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, how does intelligence change as children grow?

<p>According to Jean Piaget, intelligence changes as children grow by developing or constructing a mental model of the world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the founding father of psychoanalysis and a key figure in explaining human behavior?

<p>Sigmund Freud is considered the founding father of psychoanalysis and a key figure in explaining human behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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