Behaviour

Finally, I get to learn and better understand human behaviour through PSYCH101. I’ve studied Collective Behaviour before through Sociology.

See Behaviorism for a higher level overview.

“To fully understand behaviour, you must be able to answer each of four different types of questions.” (Tinbergen, 1963):

1. Proximate (Mechanism): How does the behaviour work?
2. Ontological (Development): How does the behaviour change across the lifespan?
3. Ultimate (Function): What does the behaviour do?
4. Phylogenetic (Evolution): How did the behaviour change across generations?

Some Examples

Explain why we wear watches?

Explain why men engage in more casual sex than women?

Related

• Emotion (Psychology)