Psychology of Behaviour

This assignment discusses the various psychological perspectives and their impact on human behaviour. It explores the research on group influence, conformity, and obedience. It also outlines the factors contributing to criminal activity. Additionally, it explains how psychological perspectives can be applied in public services and teams.

Psychology of Behaviour
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TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
P1 Describe different range of psychological perspectives and how they also define human
behaviour.....................................................................................................................................3
P2 Define research into group influence, conformity and obedience and how human behaviour
is affected.....................................................................................................................................5
P3 Outline influences and factors that provide contribution to criminal activity........................6
P4 Explain how psychological perspectives can be applied by individual’s into public services.
.....................................................................................................................................................7
P5 Define how psychological perspectives can be applied to teams within public services.......7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
Human body is highly difficult in nature and provide response connected to it that is
difficult to understand. Therefore, to interpret it in an appropriate manner, psychology is
important for social psychology statement & it is a study of mental processes as well as human
behaviour and why it reacts in same pattern. Psychological behaviourism is determined as a kind
of behaviourism; it is major theory along with psychology that holds which specifically helps in
learning human behaviours in an appropriate manner. In this assignment, there is a discussion
regarding psychological methods & its application to provide public services & its criminal
behaviour. In year of 2016, the project is known as “Beyond Youth Custody” in order to
maintain correlation among trauma as well as violent crime between young people. In this
assignment, there is discussion regarding various range of psychological perspective that helps in
analysing behaviour of individual person. And also there is explanation in respect of research in
conformity, obedience that effect human behaviour. And the factor that provide contribution
related to criminal activity and also provide discussion regarding how psychological perspective
that is applied by individual person and team member to public services (Abraham, Conner and
O'Connor, 2016).
MAIN BODY
P1 Describe different range of psychological perspectives and how they also define human
behaviour.
There is different range of psychological perspective that helps in analysing behaviour of
individual person that is going to be mentioned below:
The behavioural perspective in psychology focuses on explaining behaviour that is
depending upon a specific set of ideas and values. The primal idea of behaviourist perspective is
that it helps in increasing understanding regarding different kind of behaviour by just looking at
what the individual person learnt. It involves traits of personality like shyness, optimism and
pessimism and many more. Therefore, the importance of behaviourist perspective is discussed by
using classical conditioning as well as operant conditioning in an appropriate manner. According
to given case study, they focus on “Beyond Youth Custody” in order to maintain correlation
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among trauma as well as violent crime between young people. Thus, the crime is depending on
behaviour of individual person that must be assessed during particular phase of time period.
Social learning perspective this perspective focuses on influencing from another
individual person like peers, famous individual person, sibling and many more. If the individual
person likes the method as several famous person behaving then they focuses on starting to
perform similar things that is doing by famous person like role model. Therefore, the social
perspective helps in increasing understanding regarding society that is significant in shaping
individual person.
Humanist perspective focuses on looking at the viewpoint of individual person; they
focus on Idea related to belief and value that is capable of making choices. Herein, they use
motivational theory in order to conduct different operations in an appropriate manner. Thus, it
includes Maslow hierarchy theory that is going to be mentioned below:
Maslow motivation theory there are different want & requirement of individual person
must be analysed. In assistance of this, it must be understood by analysing five level which is
mentioned below:
Physiological need includes requirement or need of individual person without which the
survival of individual person is difficult. Such type of need analyse food, clothes as well as
water. This kind of requirement directly affects performance level of individual person that is
significant for company in enhancing contribution towards accomplishing goals (Blackman,
2017).
Safety and security need include need that is connected with job security, health and so
on through which the subordinate perform their work in an appropriate manner. It involves life
Insurance, medical insurance and many more.
Social need includes the requirement related with love and affection that every person
expect from another person.
Self esteem need include need that is related with respect & recognition from other person.
In assistance of this, it is fulfilled by giving reward, compensation to its subordinate for
satisfying them.
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Self actualization need include requirement which is used by person when all need are
fulfilled. It involves requirement that must be satisfied that help in increasing level of
engagement of individual person in performing different task in proper way.
Psychodynamic perspective provides a description regarding human personality during
particular phase of time period. This approach help in emphasized on impact of childhood
experience on improving personality during particular phase of time period.
Cognitive perspective this theory involves process related to thought like memory which
other theory like behaviour theory ignored. They focus on grip opportunity by individual person
during particular phase of time period.
Biological perspective this theory is determined as scientific evidence is measurable and
must be repeated for consistency. It helps in enhancing likelihood for treat individual person
along with abnormal attitude and offer explanation about causes or reason of behaviour. This
help in increasing understanding regarding increasing lives of individual person.
On the basis of above given perspective, it is analysed that there is different range of
psychological perspective that helps in analysing behaviour of individual person (Cepolina,
Menichini and Rojas, 2018).
P2 Define research into group influence, conformity and obedience and how human behaviour is
affected.
The researcher analysed that group influence, conformity as well as obedience that
impose direct effect on behaviour of individual person during the period of time. Therefore, it
enforces direct impact on individual behaviour that is given below:
Group behaviour the power related to situation that lead individual person to confirm or
go in addition with group even in face of inappropriate information. In addition to this,
conformity related to group norms must be driven by different kind of motivation that help that
aids assistance in desire related to having accurate information from group. Therefore, the group
situation can increase the human behaviour by facilitating performance on every task but also
inhibiting performance in difficult task. Therefore it imposes direct effect on the behaviour of
individual person during particular phase of time period.
Conformity Solomon Asch organised various experiment in year of 1950s how individual
person impacted by thought and attitude of other individual person. For example, if the teacher
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asked children to have additional candy, work than other rest will go with majority. In various
classrooms, the majority focuses on providing vote and the children complies majority. When
some person change their vote if it is considered as a public and private then it is considered as
compliance. It is a kind of conformity during particular phase of time period.
Obedience is determined as a change of attitude and behaviour that help in pleasing
authority to figure out or to avoid consequences during particular phase of time period. Therefore
it enforces direct affect on behaviour of individual person during the period of time.
On the basis of above given topic, it is analysed that the researcher assess that group
influence, conformity as well as obedience that impose direct effect on behaviour of individual
person during the period of time (Choudhary and Velaga, 2019).
P3 Outline influences and factors that provide contribution to criminal activity.
There are different factor that influences the criminal activity and provide contribution
towards criminal activity. In the given case study, in year of 2016, the project is known as
“Beyond Youth Custody” in order to maintain correlation among trauma as well as violent crime
between young people. And around 91 percent of young person criminals experienced trauma
that result in abuse or loss. Therefore as per a given case, there are different criminal factor that
is given below:
Biological risk factor just as the individual person can't select colour of eye similarly they
can't select the chemical makeup related to brain. It increases different kind of complication
during particular phase of time period. Some criminologist agrees that Biology can predispose
them to criminality. Therefore, the criminal are not born. Therefore, there are different types of
biological risk factor that impose direct effect on mentality of individual person that is the only
reason of crime. Therefore the biological risk factor is the criminal factor that increases crime
during the particular phase of time period.
Adverse childhood experiences if the children rise in specifically bad condition it
enhances the risk related to criminal behaviour in their adult years. Therefore, the researcher
analyse that convicted criminal experience four time as different kind of negative childhood
events that increases their experiences in criminal activity during particular phase of time period.
If the individual person experiences negativity in their childhood then they are increases their
contribution towards criminal activities that imposes negative effect on society during the period
of time.
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Negative social environment it is also determined as a reason of increasing criminal
activity by an individual person during particular phase of time period. The researcher believes
that the individual person who live within poverty and enhances likelihood of incarcerated.
Therefore, it increases the stress level of individual person and they are going towards the
criminal activity during particular phase of time period. If the individual person lives in negative
social environment than it increase their contribution in respect of crime which imposes negative
impact during particular phase of time period.
Substance abuse there is kind of interrelation between criminal behaviour as a substance
abuse they are both are linked with one another. There are different kinds of intoxicants like
alcohol, inhibition that imposes negative impact on the behaviour of individual person that is the
primary reason of increasing criminal activity during particular phase of time period.
Thus, it is assess that there are different factor that influences the criminal activity and
provide contribution towards criminal activity. And around 91 percent of young person criminals
experienced trauma that result in abuse or loss (Dombrowski, O'Carroll and Williams, 2016).
Thus, it is analyse that there are different kind of factors that influences criminal activity which
imposes negative impact on society during the period of time.
P4 Explain how psychological perspectives can be applied by individual’s into public services.
There are different types of psychological perspective which is applied by an individual
person in public services that is going to be mentioned below:
The social perspective involves attitude & behaviour of an individual person that
imposes direct effect on them during particular phase of time period. There are different
examples which are taken for social perspective like disorder in eating, the divorce as well as
unemployment. The public issue lies within social structure & culture of society signifies social
problem that imposes direct effect on individual person. The problem that is arising in society
increases different kind of problem that individual experience during particular phase of time
period. The individual person focuses on using social perspective towards providing public
services during particular phase of time period. This perspective emphasize on influencing from
other individual person such as their peers, siblings and so on. Therefore this perspective was
used in enhancing understanding in respect of society which is important in shaping the
individual person (Ellis and Solms, 2018). By using this theory, the individual person can
understand the behaviour of person in society in an appropriate manner. This theory is depending
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upon social phenomenon which involves different aspect of individual behaviour like behaviour
or attitude of group, love, attraction and so on. By understanding this in an appropriate manner,
the individual person is capable to behave in proper manner in the society.
The behavioural perspective is determined as a range of psychological perspective that
emphasizes on explaining behaviour which is depends upon specific ideas and value. The
primary purpose of behaviour is to adopt perspective that enhancing understanding in respect of
various type of behaviour by just looking at the individual person. For example, shyness,
optimism and pessimism as well as so on that are considered as a good example of behavioural
perspective. For instance, the example which is taken for behaviourism is that teacher provide
award to certain student within a class and provide special treatment till the end of week or
having a good behaviour throughout the week. This similar concept is adopted with punishment
therefore the teacher provides privileges to it are them, if they misbehave. Thus, it has been
analysed that behavioural perspective is applied by individual person into their public services
like if the individual person live in the society cooperate towards different thing then they
focuses on performing their work towards public services during particular phase of time period.
In addition to this if the individual person does not to contribute towards then it in positive
negative impact this theory during particular phase of time period. As per this theory, the
behaviour of individual person is influenced by its action in which they organised for
accomplishing this specific work in proper way. As per this theory, the behaviour of individual
person must be analysed in systematic way that determine regarding internal mental state of
individual person.
Humanist perspective emphasis on looking at the viewpoint of individual person and
then they emphasised on idea connected to belief which is capable in making choices. Therefore
it is necessary to motivate individual person in order to satisfy their need and want during a
particular phase of time period. It is necessary to satisfy the individual person so that they
increase their contribution towards public services that is helpful in performing different function
in an appropriate manner.
Therefore, it is analysed that there are different kind of psychological perspective that is
adopted by individual person into their public services. They use social perspective as in
providing public services by analysing individual person’s behaviour during particular phase of
time period. In addition to this, by using behavioural perspective, they analyse behaviour of
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individual person such as shyness, optimist, pessimist and many more. Therefore, there are
different kinds of psychological perspectives that is adopted by individual person in their public
services (Juvan and Dolnicar, 2016).
P5 Define how psychological perspectives can be applied to teams within public services.
There are different types of psychological perspective that is applied to its member of
team in providing public services that is going to be mentioned below:
By using social theory, the individual person can understand the behaviour of team
member in an appropriate manner. This theory is depending upon social phenomenon which
involves different aspect of individual behaviour within team like behaviour or attitude of group,
love, attraction and so on. By understanding this in an appropriate manner, the individual person
is capable to behave with member of team in proper manner in the society. Therefore, the social
perspective theory is used to analyse the behaviour of individual person within team for
executing various work in proper way. In addition to this, as per behavioural theory, the
behaviour of individual person is influenced by its action in which they organised for
accomplishing this specific work in proper way. As per this theory, the behaviour of individual
person must be analysed in systematic way that determine regarding internal mental state of
individual person. It is useful in performing their work with team during particular phase of time
period. Thus, there are different perspectives which are applied to member of team in order to
provide public services during the period of time. Therefore, it is necessary to assess
psychological perspective for performing their work with its team member towards public
services (Walker, 2017).
CONCLUSION
On the basis of above given report, it is assess that psychology is important for social
psychology statement & it is a study of mental processes as well as human behaviour and why it
reacts in same pattern. In addition to this, psychological behaviourism is determined as a kind of
behaviourism; it is major theory along with psychology that holds which specifically helps in
learning human behaviours in an appropriate manner. In this assignment, there is discussion
regarding various range of psychological perspective that helps in analysing behaviour of
individual person. And also there is explanation in respect of research in conformity, obedience
that effect human behaviour. And the factor that provide contribution related to criminal activity
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and also provide discussion regarding how psychological perspective that is applied by
individual person and team member to public services.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
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Blackman, L., 2017. Mass hysteria: Critical psychology and media studies. Macmillan
International Higher Education.
Cepolina, E.M., Menichini, F. and Rojas, P.G., 2018. Level of service of pedestrian facilities:
Modelling human comfort perception in the evaluation of pedestrian behaviour
patterns. Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour, 58, pp.365-381.
Choudhary, P. and Velaga, N.R., 2019. Driver behaviour at the onset of yellow signal: a
comparative study of distraction caused by use of a phone and a music player. Transportation
research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour, 62, pp.135-148.
Dombrowski, S.U., O'Carroll, R.E. and Williams, B., 2016. Form of delivery as a key ‘active
ingredient’in behaviour change interventions.
Ellis, G. and Solms, M., 2018. Beyond evolutionary psychology. Cambridge University Press
Juvan, E. and Dolnicar, S., 2016. Measuring environmentally sustainable tourist
behaviour. Annals of Tourism Research, 59, pp.30-44..
Walker, S., 2017. Learning theory and behaviour modification. Routledge.
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