Lesson | Learning Focus and Activities |
1. Defining Behavior | Behavior is any activity in which an organism engages, whether innate or learned. Students view and discuss video clips to expand their understanding of behavior as it relates to short- and long-term impacts of health. |
2. Influences on Behavior | Reasons for behavior originate from various influences. Students create a diagram to depict various influences on behavior and to understand that some, but not all, of these influences can be modified by individuals. |
3. Tools of Social and Behavioral Science: The Survey | Scientists use surveys to provide quantifiable information about behaviors and trends. Students participate in a survey and use data to design and answer research questions to study the relationships between influences on behavior and physical activity. |
4. Behavioral Specialists at Work: The Healthcare Setting | Health is influenced by various biological, behavioral, and social factors. Using Web-based or printed materials, students role-play as behavioral clinicians to analyze the behavioral and medical history for a fictitious patient, then recommend specific changes to improve his health. |
5. Behavioral Specialists in the Healthcare Setting ... Again | Scientists ask well-designed, specific questions as a tool to study human behavior. Students continue to role-play by gathering information about the influences on the patient's behavior. |