2. Motivation to study Walkin’ &Talkin’
Exercise increases life expectancy, and walking is
something most people can do
People walk for many different reasons, but I explored
walking while talking on the phone
I wanted to understand what situations caused people
to create a habit of walking while talking on the phone
3. What is a Behavior Sequence?
An order of what preceding steps lead up to an end
behavior
Behavior Sequences are useful to understand and
envision the surrounding factors that influence a
behavior
4. Walking and Talking on the Phone
During Office Calls
Self-employed person
Saw other people walking around with bluetooth headsets
Joined in on the trend and purchased one for himself
Set up bluetooth on his phone (domino action)
Every time someone calls, he answers with his bluetooth headset
When phone rings, he answers and walks around while talking on the phone
5. Walking and Talking on the Phone
for social activity and exercise
Busy mother
Calls friends to stay in touch and socialize (domino action)
Walks around the block while talking to friends to get exercise in
Now associates calling friends with walking
6. Walking and Talking on the Phone
for Stress Management
College student
Hears the phone ring signaling her mom is calling
She picks up the phone (domino action)
She starts pacing around while her mom tells her what she should be doing for
15 minutes.
After hanging up, student feels stressed and calls her best friend to vent about
the previous conversation for around 15 minutes—still pacing
Hangs up and sits down after having paced for half and hour