Human behavior
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: For the Björk song, see ''[[Human Behaviour]]
'''Human behavior''' is the collection of [[behavior]]s exhibited by [[human being]]s and influenced by [[culture]], [[attitude (psychology)|attitude]]s, [[emotion]]s, [[Value (personal and cultural)|value]]s, [[ethics]], [[authority]], [[rapport]], [[hypnosis]], [[persuasion]], [[coercion]] and/or [[genetics]].
The behavior of [[person|people]] (and other [[organism]]s or even mechanisms) falls within a [[range]] with some behavior being common, some unusual, some acceptable, and some [[deviance|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 [[Social action|action]]. Behavior should not be mistaken with [[social behavior]], which is more advanced action, as social behavior is behavior specifically directed at other people. The acceptability of behavior is evaluated relative to [[social norm]]s and regulated by various [[mean]]s of [[social control]].
The behavior of people is studied by the [[academic discipline]]s of [[psychology]], [[sociology]], [[economics]], and [[anthropology]].
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.
== See also ==
* [[Behavior]]
* [[Behavioral modernity]]
* [[Behaviorism]]
* [[Emotions]]
* [[Human sexual behavior]]
* [[Human timescales]]
* [[Motivation]]
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