Human behavior

By: Group 5
 Human behavior is the
potential and expressed capacity
of human individuals or groups to
respond to internal and external
stimuli throughout their life.
Behavior is driven by genetic and
environmental factors that affect
an individual.
 Behavior is a result of
stimulus situation and
individual organism that lead to
a person to do or behave.
Behavior may be body
movement, talking, facial
expression, emotional
responses and thinking
Salkind (2004) listed basic
assumptions about HUMAN
BEHAVIOR that are
commonly shared by
:behaviorists
1. Development is an effect of
learning. Through learning,
short-term changes occur in the
behavior of an individual. When
these changes brought by
learning are combined and
become an organized
experience, development occurs.
2. There are different types of
learning that contribute to
development. We learn many
things and in many ways. These
different learnings, widen the
scope and depth of changes
that an individual experiences,
resulting in development.
3. There are differences in development
due to individuals' different set of
experiences. People have different
backgrounds, histories, and past
experiences which result in different ways
of development. For example, childhood
experiences differs because of different
parenting practices adapted by their
parents. Hence, development of children
at the same age may vary.
4. Development occurs when existing
behaviors are organized. Simple behaviors
develop into complex behaviors through
learning. For example, an infant cries when
hungry. That is his initial response to hunger.
His experience tells him that the mother
gives breast milk or bottled milk to feed him.
Eventually, he then learns to grab the bottle
when he sees one. In the course of time, he
learns how to address his hunger by eating
on his own as he grows up.
5. Biological factors set limits on what
behaviors can be developed, but the
environment shapes the behaviors.
Biological make-up, or limitations set
boundaries on the behavior that can be
developed. How a child with polio walks
is affected and limited. Nonetheless, a
supportive environment will allow him
to walk independently.
6. Development is not directly related to
biologically determined stages. Biological
processes or stages do not necessarily ensure
development of behaviors as it will require
opportunities or experiences for the
developmental process to occur. For example, a
child has started to stand and balance himself.
He will start walking when given the opportunity
to learn to take steps. He learns by practicing:
without practice, the child may be late in learning
how to walk
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CLARIFICATIONS?
Thank you so much for
listening classmates! We hope
that you learned a lot from our
discussion. Again this is Group
5 God bless everyone and
have a great day ahead!