Behavior

Understanding and
Comprehending Its
Role

Let us first review the definition of Psychology.

Psychology is defined as the science of
behavior and mental processes.

From this definition, we are again able

to derive three important aspects:
Science, Behavior, Mental Processes

As we all know, Psychology uses the

Scientific Methodology to come up with
empirical evidences, thus it is considered as
a science.

Aside from being a science, Psychology is

also the study of Behavior.

What is
BehavioR?

when we speak of behavior, it is

anything a person does.
It is our reaction to any stimulus that
surrounds us.

Behavior also pertains to a number of human activities.

Human
Behavior
respons
e

stimulus
intern
al

extern
al

physic
al

menta
l
Simple/co
mplex

gland
ular

Stimulus

Any condition that may elicit a response

Response

Any reaction or action towards the

stimulus. It is our behavior.

Hungry Will Eat

Thirsty
Will Drink
See the Crush Will Blush
Angry
Will Cry, Shout, or Frown
In Love
Will Love

It is because of the observed and studied

responses that Psychology moved away from
the belief that the soul governs man.
Thus , during the Middle Ages, SCIENCE
became
the
most
used
approach
in
Psychology.

It is because of the study of Human

Behavior that different Schools of
Thoughts in Psychology was established.

Introspectio
n

A procedure employed in the study and

observation of conscious experiences

Association

Refers to a connection between conceptual

entities or mental states that results from the
similarity between those states or their
proximity in space or time

Apperceptio
n

The process by which new experience is

assimilated to and transformed by the
residuum of past experience of an individual
to form a new whole.In short, it is to perceive
new experience in relation to past experience.

Believe that there are different faculties in

our conscious experiences:
1. External - those that our senses can
perceived
2. Internal - those that are organic

Thank You