Dictionary
of or relating to behavior "behavioral sciences"
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Wikipedia
Behavior (or behaviour) refers to the action (philosophy)actions or reactions of an object (philosophy)object or organism, usually in relation to the natural environmentenvironment. Behavior can be conscious or unconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary. Behavior is controlled by the endocrine system, and the nervous system. The complexity of the behavior of an organism is related to the complexity of its nervous system. Generally, organisms with complex nervous systems have a greater capacity to learn new responses and thus adjust their behavior. of personpeople (and other organisms or even mechanisms) falls within a range with some behaviors being common, some unusual, some acceptable, and some devianceoutside acceptable limits. The tabooacceptablity of behavior is evaluated relative to social norms and regulated by various means of social control. For behavior of people see human behavior. In sociology, behavior is considered as having no meaning, being not directed at other people and thus is the most basic human action. Behavior should not be mistaken with social behavior, which is more advanced action, as social behavior is behavior specifically directed at other people. Animal behavior is studied in comparative psychology, ethology, behavioral ecology and sociobiology.
See also - Animal behaviorBehaviorismBehavioral economicsBehavior-based_roboticsChainingDeviant behaviorEccentricity (behaviour)Forms of activity and interpersonal relationsHuman behaviorInstinctNormal (behavior)ReasoningTabooWork behavior
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Websites
ChimpanZoo: Research, Education and Enrichment
ChimpanZoo is a program of the Jane Goodall Institute. The ChimpanZoo program researches the lives of chimpanzees in zoos and sanctuaries to develop enhanced living environments and caregiving techniques that promote psychological well-being and physical fitness for an increasingly older chimpanzee population.
http://www.chimpanzoo.org/
Behavioral Ecology
Studies on the whole range of behaving organisms, including plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, and humans, using ecological and evolutionary processes to explain the occurrence and adaptive significance of behavior patterns.
http://beheco.oupjournals.org/
Springer LINK
Information about scientific books and journals of the Springer publishing group, CD-ROM publications, software products, and catalogues, and online access (by subscription) to some contents.
http://link.springer.de/
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
The premier journal in the field. The new BBSPrints Archive allows users to submit papers, commentaries, responses, search the archive and edit your user information, including adding email and address details and altering your BBS Mailing list status for receiving BBS Calls for Commentators.
http://www.bbsonline.org/
American Psychological Association
Promotes research and represents the professional interests of psychologists in the United States. Includes information on publications and conferences, and a find-a-psychologist referral feature.
http://www.apa.org/
Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN)
SBN is a professional scientific society for the study of neuroendocrine effects on behavior and behavioral effects on neuroendocrine function, promoting the study of hormones and behavior. Information on meetings and scholarly activities.
http://www.sbne.org/
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