means-end+behavior

toc =1375737276= = __Definition__: =

Purposeful behavior carried out in pursuit of a specific goal. HGD Chapter 5, p. 109

= __Examples__: = - When a baby would move one toy out of the way to get to another toy.

= __Analogies__: = - Means-end could be compared to a women who has an unhealthy lifestyle and must cut bad habits out of her life, such as smoking, to get to a healthy part in her life. She has to eliminate something out of her life to get what she wants, just like the baby has to move one toy out of the way to get to the other.

= __Mnemonics__: = - means-end behavior occurs in substage 4, around the 8-12 month period

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