Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A theory that considers the outward behaviors of learners to be the main target for change.  

In pharmacology, and elicit drug use, the process of being trapped in a meaningless repetition of a simple activity for hours at a time. Characteristic of amphetamine abuse, and in psychiatry, paranoid schizophrenia.  

A branch of behavioral medicine concerned with psychological aspects of childhood medical problems.  

In education, a statement describing precisely what the learner will be doing as a result of a learning experience. It is expressed in measurable terms.  

A parameter of classification that focuses on a description of behavior.  

The manner in which a person reacts to social stimuli, inner needs, and a combination of these. Behavior may be (a) innate, such as a reflex, called invariable behavior; (b) an unconscious act, called automatic behavior; or (c) a change in a person’s personality, called adaptive behavior.  

Set of principles of learning based on observations of overt behavior.  

Fishbein’s theory.  

An interdisciplinary field dedicated to promoting the philosophy of health that stresses individual responsibility in the application of behavioral and biomedical science knowledge and techniques to the maintenance of health and the prevention of illness and dysfunction by a variety of self-initiated individual or shared activities. Actions and reactions one makes to promote personal and…

In health education, delineation of the specific health actions that can most likely affect a health outcome.