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Why Should We Study Human Behavior

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Studying human behavior, motivation, and our basic forms of the learning process are some of the most fascinating aspects of psychology covered thus far in this course. Becoming familiar with the works of the notable scientists that have performed experiments, studies, and research to further our understanding of how and why organisms learn, all have become subjects that I have enjoyed studying. An area of study on particular are theories of inherited primal behaviors known as instinct and reflex that have served to be the rudimental motivation of survival. Another subject is the behaviors of how we respond, receive, or react being an effect of the association of the information gathered through basic processes of learning. Three such processes are classical, operant conditioning, and observational learning in which association plays a key role. After taking into account physiological motivation, associated and social learning; I can attempt to understand the complexity of conscious and subconscious thought during the learning process. When all information is correlated, organisms have been able to adapt to their environment and continue to thrive. I take pleasure in combining different aspects of the theories of the material learned so that I can make my …show more content…

First, understanding the most basic of human needs proposed by American psychologist Abraham Maslow, introduced earlier in this course, his theory of the human hierarchy of needs, simplified at its lowest level provides a foundation assisting the concept of the most primal instinctive and reflexive behaviors that are unlearned and inherited to motivate and aid species in survival. Coupling these two aspects together, I begin to comprehend human impulse responses and primary drives allowing me to deliberate my own

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