Identify the characteristics of psychological behaviour according to the cognitive field theory of learning and motivation: (a) An overt purposive act (b) Reinforcement contingent response (c) An attitudinal shift (d) Behaviour with longer latency (e) A change in the perceived value of an object (f) Behaviour showing associative shifting (g) A new relationship established between two or more events. Select from the options to given your answer: Correct Answer (a), (c), (e) and (g) Kurt Lewin was a German Psychologist who gave Field theory of learning. Field The field is a psychological concept. Every individual has its own field of perception. The field consists of a person and his psychological environment. Some characteristics identified by Kurt Lewin are: For Kurt, individual behavior was not a product of past events or future expectation but was a function of the interaction between the individual and their current psychological environment or field He argued that to understand an individual’s behavior, it was necessary that one should view the present situation as being maintained by certain conditions or forces Behavior consists of many different interactions. He believed individuals have dynamic thoughts, forces, and emotions that shifted their behavior to reflect their present state. Behavior does depend on current facts and events and how an individual sees them. Therefore, individual psychological behavior according to Field theory has the following characteristics: Is an overt purposive act An attitudinal shift A change in the perceived value of an object A new relationship established between two or more events.