Human behavior
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Human Behaviour Human behavior is the collection ofbehavior s exhibited byhuman being s and influenced byculture , attitudes,emotion s, values,ethics ,authority ,rapport ,hypnosis ,persuasion ,coercion and/orgenetics .The behavior of people (and other
organism s or even mechanisms) falls within arange with some behavior being common, some unusual, some acceptable, and some outside acceptable limits. Insociology , 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 withsocial behavior , which is more advanced action, as social behavior is behavior specifically directed at other people. The acceptability of behavior is evaluated relative tosocial norm s and regulated by variousmean s ofsocial control .The behavior of people is studied by the
academic discipline s ofpsychology ,sociology ,economics , andanthropology .In 1970, a book was published called "The Social Contract: A Personal Inquiry into the Evolutionary Sources of Order and Disorder" written by the anthropologist
Robert Ardrey . The book and study investigated animal behavior (Ethology ) and then compared human behavior as a similar phenomenon.Factors affecting human behavior
"*Genetics" - (see also
evolutionary psychology )* Attitude – It is the degree to which the person has a favourable or unfavourable evaluation of the behaviour in question.
* Social Norms – This is the influence of social pressure that is perceived by the individual (normative beliefs) to perform or not perform a certain behaviour.
* Perceived Behavioural Control – This is the individual’s belief concerning how easy or difficult performing the behaviour will be.
*this is also the way people act.See also
*
Behavior
*Behavioral modernity
*Behaviorism
*Emotions
*Human sexual behavior
*Human timescales
*Motivation
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