Power Point Behavior

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Human Behavior


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Human Behavior is thecollection of behaviors exhibited by

human beings and influenced by

culture, attitudes, emotions, values,

ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis,

persuasion, coercion and/or genetics.


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The behavior of people falls within

a range with some behavior being

common, some unusual, some

acceptable, and some outside

acceptable limits.


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Sigmund Freud(1856-1939)

Human beings are justmechanical creatures, whomhe views as prisoners ofprimitive instincts andpowers, which can barely

control.Our purpose is to control

these instincts and powers.

People as a closed system ofpsychic energy that is floatingbetween the conscious andthe unconscious part of thehuman spirit.


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The Iceberg and the Human Spirit


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Basic Drives and Motives

Descartes and Hobbes shared a mechanistic view

(they thought that some of our actions are theresults of internal and external forces, which are

not under voluntary control)

Hobes claimed that the underlying reasons for

behavior are the avoidance of pain and the quest

for pleasure.


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Theory of Instincts

Main advocate was psychologist McDougall

Instinct- is an innate biological force, which

commands the organism to behave in aparticular way.

He hypothesized that all thinking and behavior

is the result of instincts, which are fixed from

birth, but which can be adjusted by learning and

experience.


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Instinctive Drives:

McDougallfear

curiosity

aggressionreproduction

Freud

instinct to survive

instinct to avoid death


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Theory of Drives

Replaced the theory of instincts

States that a driving force originates

from a natural need, like thirst

Lack of food causes chemical changes

in the blood, which causes the needfor food, which stimulates the

organism to look for food


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Social Influences

How do we learn social roles?

-Social attitudes

-Cultural expectations-Socialization- the process through which

society influences individuals to internalize

attitudes and expectations.

When do we act so?


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Emotions

Include a wide range of observable

behaviors, expressed feelings, and changes

in the body state Are very personal states, difficult to define

or to identify except in the most obvious

instances Many aspects seem unconscious to us


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Three definitions of various aspects of

emotions:

Emotion is a feeling that is private and

subjective.

Emotion is a state of psychological arousal and

expression or display of distinctive somatic and

autonomic responses.

Emotions are actions commonly deemed,

such as defending or attacking in response to a

threat.


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Two Aspects of Behavior: Motivational state Cognitive processing

Three Basic Dimensions of Behavior:

Pleasantness/Unpleasantness

Tension/Release

Excitement/Relaxation


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Eight Basic Emotions

Joy/Sadness

Acceptance/DisgustAnger/Fear

Surprise/Anticipation


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Accidental Gestures


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Influencing Daily Behavior


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Body Language


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Examples of Body Language

(meeting people, eyes, first meeting)


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Reading BodySignals(the way you breath, shrugged shoulders, difference in

level of both shoulders)


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Implications to Education

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