cooperative behavior
Mutual aid actions
Cooperative behavior is action that works toward shared goals rather than individual advantage.
It implies coordination—people or animals adjusting their actions to complement others' efforts.
The term appears in biology, economics, and social psychology to describe everything from ant colonies to business partnerships.
The study examined cooperative behavior among primates.
Cooperative behavior breaks down when trust erodes.
- mutual aidCooperative community support
- good neighborConsiderate person living nearby
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- team playerOne who collaborates willingly
- working togetherActing in concert
symbiosis · territoriality · trust-building · common ground · strength in numbers · collective action · conflict resolution · trade agreements · shared goals · empathy · worker cooperatives · caste system · altruism · crowdfunding · collaboration · consensus-building · division of labor · emotional intelligence
- social skillssocial skills, conversation, sharing, helping, listening
- microbial ecologymicrobiome, microbiota, biofilm, symbiosis, mutualism
cooperative behaviorcompetitive behavior
Actions to outdo others
competition · rivalry · antagonism · one-upmanship · infighting
cooperative behaviorindividualism
Doctrine of personal independence
self-interest · going it alone · unilateral action · every man for himself · egoism
cooperative behaviorobstructionism
Deliberate impeding of progress
noncompliance · defiance · sabotage · obstruction · insubordination