Behaviour

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Definition

Behaviour is The range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with themselves or their environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the (inanimate) physical environment (Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior) Source: [[]]

Summary

Humans do have such a thing as a mind, but it is more productive to study observable behavior rather than internal mental events such as attitude Skinner believed that the best way to understand behavior is to look at the causes of an action and its consequences.[1]

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References

[1] Skinner, B. F. (1948). 'Superstition' in the pigeon. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 38, 168-172.

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