LEARNING

MODULE IN
HUMAN BEHAVIOR
IN ORGANIZATIONS

PREPARED AND ORGANIZED BY:

FREDELYN VIDONIA
BSBA INSTRUTOR
Name of Student:
Year/Student:
Subject:
Instructor: FREDELYN B. VIDONIA

MODULE NO. 1
TITLE: FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN
BEHAVIOR ( Topic for Prelim)

OVERVIEW: The main aim of the course in Human

Behavior in Organization is to
sensitize the students to be aware of
themselves and of others in order to
be able to relate to the effectively in
using the experiential learning which
is the best pedagogy to achieve such
aim.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: For the Prelim coverage each students

will be able to:
1. The Learner will be able to
differences between human acts
between acts of man.
2. Discuss the nature and Scope of
human behavior
3. Analyze how assumptions become
significant to every person.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: In this course, the students are

expected to learn:
1. Evaluate between the differences of
human acts between acts of man.
2. Analyze the significant for having a
good behavior to every individual.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Lesson 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR
 Nature and Scope of Human Behavior
 Some key Behavior Science Assumptions
 Concept and Principles
Assumptions
Concepts
Principles
 Reason for Studying Human Behavior
 Methods of Studying Human Behavior
1. Three-level Model
2. Interdisciplinary Model
3. Developmental Model
4. Systems Model
5. Contingency Model
 WEEK 1
FUNDAMENTALS OF BEHAVIOR
Anything that is commonplace and obvious, like human behavior, is
usually taken for granted. Presumably, it does not have to go through a
discerning eye; it does not need analysis or extensive study. However, this
assumption may be far from being tenable and true.

NATURE AND SCOPE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Definition: Any act of an individual person which is considered human
behavior is a reflection of his thoughts, feelings, emotions, sentiments
whether conscious or not. It mirrors his needs, values, motivation, aspiration,
conflicts and state of life. Behavior, therefore, consists of all human activities.
Work and non-work behavior are not differentiated in this definition.
. Human behavior occurs anywhere and everywhere at home, in school,
in the work setting, in church, in a social club, in professional organization

SOME KEY BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE ASSUMPTIONS, CONCEPTS, AND

PRINCIPLES
Human behavior which is also called human act is different from act of
man. When man performs an act with free will he does a human act. He is
responsible for such act which is performed with alternatives to choose from.
It is free will from whence responsibility emanates and flows that makes man
a human being perform human acts or human behavior, philosophically
speaking.
On the other hand, an act of man is performed by one who is forced to
do so at the risk own life if he does otherwise. He does not have any other
alternatives/s to choose from. He is not given the opportunity to use his free
will and thus, he is not responsible for this act. He, therefore, commits an act
of man. An example of this is marrying a woman by somebody at the point of a
gun. Instincts and reflexes are other examples of acts of man.
 Human behavior can be understood best by developing frameworks
from the behavior sciences which represent a systematic body of knowledge
pertaining to why and how people behave as they do.

Assumptions:
1. Every person is significantly different from the moment of conception. From
the time an individual is conceived ‘’so much water passes under the bridge’’
so speak, that in all aspects physical, mental, social, psychological he
undergoes a plethora of changes as he grows and develops from childhood or
adulthood.
2. Every person is a constantly active, goal-seeking organism.
3. Every person is dynamic. Status quo does not characterize his state since he
is barraged by different forces around him.
4. The characteristics of an organization influence the behavior of the entire
organization and, to a great extent, the behavior of individuals within it as
well.
5. Behavior cannot be predicted with one hundred percent accuracy since it
arises from the varying needs and value systems of many different people.
6. There are no simple cookbook formulas for working with people.

Concepts:
1. Almost all behavior is learned. This applies to adults and children whose
learning can be altered.
2. Human beings adapt. In accordance with their needs and values, individuals
adjust to their environment. When their new learning’s are congruent with
their value system, they adopt them. What is adopted becomes part of their
culture.
Principles:
1. Thorndike’s law of effect works and is powerful. In essence, it states that
behavior which is followed by a satisfying state of affairs tends to be repeated
but that behavior which is followed by unsatisfactory conditions tends to be
extinguished.
2. Stimuli are those forces which impact the sensory organs of our five
sensory input channels: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch. The impact of
stimuli is a function of frequency, recency and felt intensity. Communication, in
all cases, consists of the creation of stimuli.
3. Behavior is caused but its causality is uncertain and usually multiple. In
terms of broad common definitions, it may be classified as having either a
rational (cognitive) or an emotional (affective) basis.
4. Classical conditioning is a powerful technique for altering the behavior of
others. But man’s freedom of the will makes him responsible for his actions.
5. There are not two individuals who are alike in all dimensions.
TEST 1
INSTRUCTIONS:
MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE: Write False if the statement is Correct; Write
True if the statement is wrong and underline the word/s that makes the
statement wrong. (20points)
ANSWER STATEMENT
1. Fundamentals of Human Behavior is the commonplace and obvious,
like human behavior, is usually taken for granted.
2. Almost all behavior is learned. This applies to adults or children whose
learning can be altered.
3. There are not two individuals who are alike in all dimensions.
4. Thorndike’s law of effect works and is powerful. In essence, it states
that behavior which is followed by a satisfying state of affairs tends to be
repeated but that behavior which is followed by unsatisfactory conditions
tends to be extinguished.
5. Behavior is caused but its causality is uncertain and usually multiple. In
terms of broad common definitions, it may be classified as having either a
rational (cognitive) or an emotional (affective) basis.
6. Human behavior can be understood best by developing frameworks
from the behavior sciences which represent a systematic body of
knowledge pertaining to why and how people behave as they do.
7. Human behavior which is also called human act is different from act of
man.
8. There are no simple cookbook formulas for working with people.
9. Every person is significantly different from the moment of conception.
From the time an individual is conceived ‘’so much water passes under
the bridge’’ so speak, that in all aspects physical, mental, social,
psychological he undergoes a plethora of changes as he grows and
develops from childhood only.
10. Human behavior occurs anywhere and everywhere at home only.
TEST 2
1. What is an assumption? Explain briefly.
2. What is a concept? Explain briefly.
3. What is a principle? Explain briefly.
4. Human act is different from act of man? Yes or No and Explain.