M.Com. (Industrial Psychology) / Human beings are daily being confronted with circumstances within and out of their own control which influence and regulate their behaviour to a great extent. One of the most important controversial issues in the behavioural sciences is particularly the extent to which these circumstances have an influence on behaviour. An individual is either free to control his own behaviour, or his behaviour is being controlled by forces over which he has no control. These principles of free will versus determinism, .had an unique influence on the development of the different psychological approaches. This issue is also of fundamental importance in the field of industrial psychology, as studies in this subject of study are always directed at a better understanding of. the relationship between the individual and his environment. In view of the general emphasis placed on such aspects as selfactualization and the vital role of the individual in determining his own future, it can be concluded that the degree of control which an individual has in influencing his environment, is of central importance in the better understanding and explanation of behaviour. In this study, special reference was made to the degree of control which an individual has over his life, his time and over social relationships, in context of the 4-dimensional theory of human behaviour. In an effort to create an integrated system of knowledge in the behavioural sciences, Raubenheimer (1978) proposed a 4-dimensional classification theory of human behaviour. This theory postulates that the three spatial dimensions (depth, breadth and height) and a fourth dimension (time), have psychic analogues which are defined as constructs of human behaviour.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:4507 |
| Date | 26 March 2014 |
| Creators | Louw, Johannes Wynand |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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