Identify the characteristics of psychological behaviour according to the cognitive field theory of learning and motivation: (a) An overt purposive act (b) Reinforcement contingent response (c) An attitudinal shift (d) Behaviour with longer latency (e) A change in the perceived value of an object (f) Behaviour showing associative shifting (g) A new relationship established between two or more events. Select from the options to given your answer:
Identify the characteristics of psychological behaviour according to the cognitive field theory of learning and motivation: (a) An overt purposive act (b) Reinforcement contingent response (c) An attitudinal shift (d) Behaviour with longer latency (e) A change in the perceived value of an object (f) Behaviour showing associative shifting (g) A new relationship established between two or more events. Select from the options to given your answer: Correct Answer (a), (c), (e) and (g)
Kurt Lewin was a German Psychologist who gave Field theory of learning.
Field
- The field is a psychological concept.
- Every individual has its own field of perception.
- The field consists of a person and his psychological environment.
Some characteristics identified by Kurt Lewin are:
- For Kurt, individual behavior was not a product of past events or future expectation but was a function of the interaction between the individual and their current psychological environment or field
- He argued that to understand an individual’s behavior, it was necessary that one should view the present situation as being maintained by certain conditions or forces
- Behavior consists of many different interactions. He believed individuals have dynamic thoughts, forces, and emotions that shifted their behavior to reflect their present state.
- Behavior does depend on current facts and events and how an individual sees them.
Therefore, individual psychological behavior according to Field theory has the following characteristics:
- Is an overt purposive act
- An attitudinal shift
- A change in the perceived value of an object
- A new relationship established between two or more events.
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