social behavior
How people act
Social behavior is conduct that occurs in response to or in the presence of others.
It includes cooperation, competition, communication, aggression, mating rituals, and group dynamics—any action shaped by interaction with members of one's own species.
Researchers studied the social behavior of wolves in the pack.
The term applies broadly across biology, psychology, and sociology.
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- vocalizationsSounds produced by voice
- territorialityDefense of claimed space
- personal spaceComfort distance around oneself
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
playing nice · foraging · grooming · emotional intelligence · conflict resolution · communication · attachment theory · group dynamics · herd mentality · fitting in · competition · empathy · pecking order · ethology · manners · networking · submission · norms
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- animal behaviorinstincts, conditioning, instinct, cognition, dominance
- social developmentfriendship, belonging, sharing, turn-taking, peer groups
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- behavioral sciencebehaviorism, conditioning, reinforcement, stimulus, response
- social psychologyconformity, attribution, groupthink, group dynamics, bystander effect
social behaviorisolation
Complete separation from others
solitariness · antisocial behavior · reclusiveness · withdrawal · seclusion
social behaviorantisocial behavior
Conduct harming community welfare
deviant behavior · criminal behavior · delinquency · nonconformity · misconduct
social behaviorwithdrawal
Act of taking away
reclusiveness · social withdrawal · avoidance behavior · hermitage · introversion
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