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the behavioral perspective

There are several ways in which behaviorist explain behavior . According to behaviorist , behavior is learned through modeling , classical conditioning or operant conditioning . Modeling involves behavior that is learned by animals or humans via the observation of others around them . Classical conditioning involves pairing a response naturally caused by one stimulus with another , previously neutral stimulus ' and operant conditioning is when a person or an animal behaves in a particular way to gain something desired or avoid something unpleasant (Prentice-Hall , Inc

In our society , modeling oneself after another person is done quite

often . I feel like it is the most common and easiest learned behavior When I was in high school , several teenagers would ditch class just because they witnessed another classmate who got away with it Therefore , more teenagers would ditch class until they got caught . It 's more like monkey see , monkey do . Modeling is also very pervasive in our media . When we see a supermodel , famous actor , actress or singer , we tend to want to model ourselves after that particular person

When I was young , I know of a young girl who would watch the Animal Planet ' and she loved to see all the different types of animals . One day , she was watching a documentary on Octopuses and her mother came into the room and scared her by jumping at her and making a roaring sound . When this happened , she was filled with anxiety and fear . From that day forth , every time she sees an octopus , she is...

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