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
Il portale italiano di Behavioural Finance
Teoria e pratica dei mercati finanziari
http://www.finanzacomportamentale.it/
ScienceDirect
Research papers published on the net , subscription required for some sections.
http://www.sciencedirect.com
Behavioural Pharmacology
Focusing on research in ethopharmacology to the pharmacology of schedule-controlled operant behaviour. Table of contents, author guidelines, editorial board and subscription information.
http://www.behaviouralpharm.com
Behavioural-Safety.com
Information and resources on behavioural safety and reducing accidents in the workplace. Includes on line forum, articles, links and references.
http://www.behavioural-safety.com/
International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society
Scholarly organization for academics in the field of neurobehavioural genetics. Details of past and forthcoming meetings, membership application forms, news, and available job positions.
http://www.ibngs.org/
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/
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