Stimulation Theory is a phenomenon in which an individual behaves differently when given a stimulus and in another when in its absence. The stimulus acts as a triggers that alters one’s behaviour.
2. LEWIN EQUATION AND USE IT IN A SITUATION?
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B= f(P,E)
Lewin’s Equation correlates Behaviour as the function of the Person in their Environment.
Thus stating that it is not just the personality of the person that describes his/her behaviour in a particular situation but also the environment they are in.
For instance, If a person is shopaholic and has the characteristics of spending most of their time on surfing e-commerce websites, he/she could shape up the habit of saving money by altering their ‘digital environment’. Thus by disabling the notifications prompt or deleting the apps from …show more content…
In order to understand the cognition behind human behaviour it is necessary to understand this ‘interplay’!
One of De Young’s issue stressed that we should aim to appeal to motives that are both reliable and durable in their effects on behaviour in order to attain a sustainable environment.
It also stressed upon four types of intrinsic satisfactions that are important supports for environmentally responsible behaviour: satisfaction from striving for behavioural competence, from frugal, thoughtful consumption, and from participation in valuable community activities, but also from enjoying some of our society’s conveniences and luxuries.
Thus to encourage Individual participation in creating a sustainable world it is important to understand the human behaviour and how can it be altered by customising the environment one is in to make sustainability ‘an easier good habit’ than a harder one.
5. How can urban environments contribute to mutually respectful cohabitation and community building across diverse