Human behavior
|
|
Human behavio(u)r is the collection of activities performed by human beings and influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, and/or coercion.
The behavior of people (and other organisms or even mechanisms) falls within a range with some behavior being common, some unusual, some acceptable, and some outside acceptable limits. In sociology, behavior is considered as having no meaning, being not directed at other people and thus is the most basic human action. Behaviour should not be mistaken with social behaviour, which is more advanced action, as social behaviour is behaviour specifically directed at other people. The acceptability of behavior is evaluated relative to social norms and regulated by various means of social control.
The behavior of people is studied by the academic disciplines of psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
Examples of human behavior and activities
- Skills
- Reply
- Ignore
- Rejection
- Acceptance
- Resistance
- Answer
- Life
- Dreaming, Sleeping, Awake
- Human communication
- Human timescales
- desire: appetite, hunger, thirst