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Behavioural Psychology

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Learning and behaviour are fundamental concepts in psychology and are part of the theoretical framework on which aetiological models of various psychological disorders are based (see this volume, Part 1, Chap. 12). This has wide implications for psychological treatments in these disorders. Learning can be defined as change in behaviour based on experience (Correll 1987). Learning can occur both by trial and error and through insights gained in the course of structured processes. Behaviour refers to actual actions, which are driven by physiological processes, cognitive judgements and also motivational and emotional factors. The study of behaviour needs to take into account the full range of factors which modify it. Description and explanation of learning processes are based on the theoretical assumption that people develop theoretical concepts inductively on the basis of experiments.

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  2. Belle-Idée, Bâtiment Salève, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, 2, chemin du Petit-Bel-Air, 1225, Chêne-Bourg/Genève, Switzerland

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  3. Psychiatrische Klinik, Freie Universität Berlin, Eschenallee 3, 14050, Berlin, Germany

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Hellhammer, D., Ehlert, U. (2001). Behavioural Psychology. In: Henn, F., Sartorius, N., Helmchen, H., Lauter, H. (eds) Contemporary Psychiatry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59519-6_14

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