Human behaviour

Human behaviour

1. Three components

   • actions
   • cognitions
   • emotions

2. an action denotes in everything that can be observed

3. cognitions describe thoughts and mental images (verbal and nonverbal)

   • skills
   • knowledge

4. an emotion is characterized by intense mental activity

5. -emotion (sadness) + cognition (“I should go for a walk“) = action ac

6. operant conditioning

   • the strength of a behavior is modified by the consequences
   • concepts
     • positive reinforcement
     • Escape
     • Punishment
     • Penalty
     • Extinction