Human behavior 563299 198031482 2008-03-13T19:52:55Z 137.186.131.142 /* Factors affecting human behavior */ {{Merge|behavior|Talk:human behavior#Merger proposal|date=March 2008}} {{expert-subject|Psychology}} {{Unreferenced|date=August 2007}} : 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]] [[Category:Behavior]] [[Category:Human behavior]] {{psych-stub}} [[es:Comportamiento humano]] [[fi:Ihmisen toiminta]]