Unit 2 - Why We Do Things

the science of human behavior and mental processes

a need or desire that leads behavior and directs it towards a goal.

Internal desires to perform a particular task

Factors external to the individual and unrelated to the task they are performing motivate the person.

set pattern of behavior that is not acquired by learning and likely genetic

Used to describe how the level of autonomy (control) a person has over their life could influence their behavior

where ideas and experiences are mentally linked, to reinforce new knowledge with a connection to older knowledge!

behavior is determined by what PRECEDES it; involuntary; the environment provides the stimulus and the subject responds

behavior is determined by what FOLLOWS it; voluntary

Observing the behavior of others increases the chances that we will do the same thing