Understanding Ones Own Behaviour Mr Vijay Sansare Assistant
Understanding One’s Own Behaviour Mr. Vijay Sansare Assistant Professor
Behaviour • “behaviour is “any observable overt movement of the organism generally taken to include verbal behaviour as well as physical movements” ▫ (webref. org/ psychology/b/behavior. htm 7)
Behaviour • According to the above definition, behaviour is essentially observable physical activity: a pigeon pecks a disk, a woman says “hello, ” a student raises his hand, and so forth. • Comparable definitions may be found in The Oxford Dictionary of Psychology (Colman, 2006), and in King (2008) and Levitis, Lidicker, and Freunda (2009).
Behaviour • Tinbergen (1951) defines behavior as “the total of movements made by the intact animal” (p. 2) • Dretske (1988, p. 1 ss) defines it as a process of an inner entity bringing about a bodily movement or environmental outcome; and so on.
Behaviour • Behaviour is every action by a person that can be seen or heard. • Behaviour must be defined in a way that is both observable and measurable so that everyone working with the child has a good understanding of what the behaviour looks like and sounds like. (Alberto & Troutman, 2003)
Behaviour • Defining Behaviour When defining behaviour you need to ensure that it is: ▫ Observable ▫ Measurable ▫ Described in concrete terms �Example: Sally hits her brother with a closed fist. �Non-example: Sally is aggressive.
Behaviour • Observable ▫ Natalie yells “shut up” at her parents when asked to clean her room ▫ Asha asks to go outside to ride her bike ▫ Robo bites his hand when he meets new people
Behaviour • Non-Observable ▫ Natalie is rude ▫ Asha wants to play ▫ Robo hurts himself
Behaviour • Measuring behaviour on a regular basis can provide a great deal of information. • There a variety of quick and easy methods to measure behaviour. • Choose your method based on the type of behaviour; what you would like to change about it, and how frequently it occurs. • You can use these measurements to track progress and make changes to your plan as necessary.
Behaviour • Measuring behaviour can provide valuable information: ▫ How often it is happening? (e. g. , 100 times/hour, daily, weekly) ▫ When and with whom it is happening? (e. g. , when she is alone, with her brother) ▫ Do I need a plan? ▫ Is it getting better or worse? ▫ Is my plan working?
Behaviour • Common behaviour patterns among school children, ▫ ▫ ▫ Stealing Truancy (staying away from school for no reason) Disobedience and Insubordination Lying Fighting Cheating
Behaviour • Common behaviour patterns among school children, ▫ ▫ ▫ Lateness Rudeness Destructive Sex offences / harassment Cruelty Smoking and drinking alcoholism
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