Behavior

Behavior generally refers to observable aspects of our life. Researchers have long considered behavior to be the central focus of psychology, whether its adjustment, mental health, or learning.

Behavior looks at 2 aspects of our lives:
1. What is a person doing?
2. How is it related to the environment or other behavior?

Behavior is typically understood through 2 approaches:
1. Reinforcement: What incentive or problem is increasing or decreasing a behavior.
2. Stimulus-response: If the brain is stimulated with any information or object, what is the human response to it?

The attention seeker’s dilemma

How to get attention or how to avoid attention

This is why you get attention when you don’t seek attention  It’s funny when one is actively seeking attention but isn’t getting any while the …

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