Theories about behavior

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Here are academic theories about how we respond to general situations.

Classical Conditioning: a repeated stimulus will trigger associated event.
Control Theory: we seek to control the world around us.
Deindividuation: losing our sense of self.
Extended Parallel Process Model: threat leads to danger- or fear-control.
Frustration-Aggression Theory: when stopped from reaching goal, people turn to aggression.
Non-Verbal Behavior: we communicate hugely without words.
Operant Conditioning: behavior + reward = more behavior (and vice versa).
Rationalization Trap: dissonance reduction leads to silly or immoral actions.
Reactance Theory: prevention of action leads to action (to prove control).
Realistic Conflict Theory: limited resources leads to conflict.
Symbolic Interaction Theory: we interact with meaning of symbols.

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