What is behaviour?
Q: What is behaviour?
A: Behaviour is what an animal does or how it acts. It can be conscious or unconscious, inherited or learnt. It can also refer to systems and machines which interact with their environment.
Q: How is behaviour studied in experiments?
A: In experiments, behaviour is the observed reaction which occurs when an organism is given a stimulus.
Q: Is behaviour linked to the nervous system?
A: Yes, behaviour is linked to the nervous system as well as the endocrine system. The nervous system reacts and notices what happens while the hormone system makes some kinds of behaviours more or less likely.
Q: Is learning related to behaviour?
A: Yes, even simple animals show habituation which is a primitive kind of learning. Organisms that are more complicated can learn better than those that are simpler and this means they change their behaviour because they remember having been in that situation before and know how to react.
Q: How do people use the word "behaviour"?
A: People often use the word "behaviour" to mean the way people interact with (behave towards) one another. Children are taught what is good behaviour and what is bad behaviour - good being polite and thoughtful towards others while bad being disruptive or inconsiderate of other people's feelings/needs etc..
Q: What does good behavior entail?
A: Good behavior entails being polite and thoughtful towards other people - behaving in a way that society expects from its members
