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"Behavioural Laws"

What are Behavioural Laws?

When one talks about behavioural laws, one is discussing something very different to government enforced laws. Behavioural laws are:

...the laws which directly relate the behaviour of the subject (the dependent variable) to measurable events which precede or are coincident with the behaviour (the independent variable).

I know what you're thinking. What does this mean?!?

Basically behavioural laws are simple priniciples that can be used to determine the future likelihood of a particular behaviour.

Two of these simple priniciples that you should learn are:

"Classical conditioning" - (Also known as Pavlovian conditioning or respondent conditioning)
"Operant conditioning"

You should also familiarise yourself with theories of reinforcement.

Behavioural laws are simple principles that, when applied properly, can make your life so much easier!

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