human behavior
How people act
Human behavior is the full range of actions, reactions, and conduct exhibited by people—physical, mental, emotional, and social.
The term appears most often in academic and scientific contexts: psychology studies human behavior, as do sociology, anthropology, and economics.
The study sought to understand human behavior in crisis situations.
The phrase implies behavior can be observed, measured, and perhaps predicted, treating people as subjects of systematic inquiry rather than purely individual actors.
Traditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- taboosSocially proscribed practices
values · beliefs · etiquette · folklore · heritage · social conventions · rites of passage · cultural practices
Exchanging ideas or information
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- bondingForming close connections
- empathySharing another's emotions
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
networking · reciprocity · collaboration · negotiation · group dynamics · conformity · peer pressure · altruism
Impetus toward a goal
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- emotionsPsychological feeling states
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
consciousness · subconscious · psychoanalysis · introspection · temperament · phobias · anxiety · depression
Involuntary stimulus response
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- fight-or-flightAcute threat reaction
- innateExisting since birth
- impulseSudden urge to act
aggression · territoriality · maternal instinct · dominance · courtship · fear response · startle response · self-preservation
Notable points of progress
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- growthIncrease in size
- infancyEarliest period of life
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
adolescence · adulthood · aging · socialization · nurture · parenting · conditioning · life stages
Drawing logical conclusions
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- memoryMind's retention capacity
attention · judgment · awareness · comprehension · learning · insight · decision-making · problem-solving
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- normsExpected behavioral standards
taboos · values · beliefs · etiquette · folklore · heritage · social conventions · rites of passage · cultural practices · body language
communication
Exchanging ideas or information
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- bondingForming close connections
- empathySharing another's emotions
teamwork · networking · reciprocity · collaboration · negotiation · group dynamics · conformity · peer pressure · altruism · competition
motivation
Impetus toward a goal
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- emotionsPsychological feeling states
- therapyCurative mental treatment
mental health · consciousness · subconscious · psychoanalysis · introspection · temperament · phobias · anxiety · depression · obsession
reflex
Involuntary stimulus response
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- fight-or-flightAcute threat reaction
- innateExisting since birth
impulse · aggression · territoriality · maternal instinct · dominance · courtship · fear response · startle response · self-preservation · protective instincts
milestones
Notable points of progress
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- growthIncrease in size
- infancyEarliest period of life
childhood · adolescence · adulthood · aging · socialization · nurture · parenting · conditioning · life stages · developmental psychology
reasoning
Drawing logical conclusions
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- understandingMental comprehension of something
memory · attention · judgment · awareness · comprehension · learning · insight · decision-making · problem-solving · intelligence
- social sciencessociology, anthropology, psychology, economics, political science
- anthropologyanthropology, fieldwork, ethnography, social anthropology, cultural anthropology
- Psychology Topicspersonality traits, cognitive bias, emotional intelligence, mental health, resilience
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- social studiescivics, social studies, maps, economics, community
- theater termsplay, actors, stage play, limelight, directing
human behavioranimal behavior
Actions of living creatures
animal instinct · insect behavior · artificial intelligence · mechanical action
human behaviorinstinct
Innate behavioral tendency
reflex · automatic response · animal instinct · involuntary action · conditioned reflex
human behaviormechanical action
Motion produced by machinery
unconscious processes · reflexive action · stimulus-response · conditioned reflex
human, behavior, humane, humanity, inhuman, misbehave, misbehavior, humankind, inhumane