Theory Database - Theory 5: CEOS Theory

Theory Database (prototype)

This is a searchable database of theories of behaviour change that have been formalised according to an Ontology-Based Modelling System.

For more information, see:

West, R., Godinho, C. A., Bohlen, L. C., Carey, R. N., Hastings, J., Lefevre, C. E., & Michie, S. (2019). Development of a formal system for representing behaviour-change theories. Nature human behaviour, 3(5), 526. doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0561-2.
Hale, J., Hastings, J., West, R., Lefevre, C. E., Direito, A., Connell Bohlen, L., Godinho, C., Anderson, N., Zink, S., Goarke, H., and Michie, S. (2020) An ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) for representing behaviour change theories applied to 76 theories [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. Wellcome Open Research.

Theory 5: CEOS Theory

Number of Constructs: 19
Number of Triples: 49

Theory triples

Operational system influences Behaviour
Executive system influences Operational system
Behaviour influences Physical environment
Context influences Operational system
Behaviour influences Operational system
Operational system influences Executive system
Need states influences Analysis of inputs
Analysis of inputs influences Need states
Analysis of inputs influences Action generation
Action generation influences Analysis of inputs
Skill base influences Action generation
Action generation influences Behaviour
Sensory environment part of Context
Physical environment part of Context
Sensory environment influences Analysis of inputs
Physical states influences Executive system
Physical states influences Operational system
Physical states influences Need states
Behaviour influences Sensory environment
Decisions, plans and scripts influences Operational system
Goals influences Decisions, plans and scripts
Goals influences Conscious analysis and interpretation of inputs
Conscious analysis and interpretation of inputs influences Goals
Perceptions influences Conscious analysis and interpretation of inputs
Needs influences Conscious analysis and interpretation of inputs
Impulses influences Conscious analysis and interpretation of inputs
Perceptions influences Memories
Needs influences Memories
Impulses influences Memories
Memories influences Conscious analysis and interpretation of inputs
Conceptual model of the world and self influences Conscious analysis and interpretation of inputs
Conscious analysis and interpretation of inputs influences Decisions, plans and scripts
Operational system influences Perceptions
Operational system influences Needs
Operational system influences Impulses
Operational system influences Memories
Physical environment influences Physical states
Need states part of Operational system
Analysis of inputs part of Operational system
Action generation part of Operational system
Skill base part of Operational system
Goals part of Executive system
Decisions, plans and scripts part of Executive system
Conscious analysis and interpretation of inputs part of Executive system
Memories part of Executive system
Conceptual model of the world and self part of Executive system
Perceptions part of Executive system
Needs part of Executive system
Impulses part of Executive system

Theory illustration

Theory References

Borland, R. (2014). Understanding Hard to Maintain Behaviour Change: A dual process approach. Wiley Blackwell.
Rogers, R.W. (1983) Cognitive and Physiological Processes in Fear Appeals and Attitude Change: A Revised Theory of Protection Motivation. In J. Cacioppo & R. Petty (Eds.), Social Psychophysiology. New York, USA: Guilford Press.

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