Foundational Concept 7
Foundational Concept 7Biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors influence behavior and behavior change.
Content Categories:
Content Category 7A: Individual influences on behavior
Content Category 7A: Individual influences on behaviorA complex interplay of psychological and biological factors shapes behavior. Biological structures and processes serve as the pathway by which bodies carry out activities. They also affect predispositions to behave in certain ways, shape personalities, and influence the likelihood of developing psychological disorders. Psychological factors also affect behavior, and consequently, health and well-being.
The content in this category covers biological bases of behavior, including the effect of genetics and how the nervous and endocrine systems affect behavior. It also addresses how personality, psychological disorders, motivation, and attitudes affect behavior. Some of these topics are learned in the context of non-human animal species.
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Biological Bases of Behavior (PSY, BIO)*
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Psychological Disorders (PSY)*
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Motivation (PSY)*
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Content Category 7C: Attitude and behavior change
Content Category 7C: Attitude and behavior changeLearning is a relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience. There are a number of different types of learning, which include habituation as well as associative, observational, and social learning.
Although people can learn new behaviors and change their attitudes, psychological, environmental, and biological factors influence whether those changes will be short-term or long-term. Understanding how people learn new behaviors and change their attitudes and the conditions that affect learning helps us understand behavior and our interactions with others.
The content in this category covers learning and theories of attitude and behavior change. This includes the elaboration likelihood model and social cognitive theory.
Topic | Human Physiology |
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Associative Learning (PSY)*
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