social behavior
behavior among two or more organisms, typically from the same species
toleration
practice of allowing or permitting a thing, person, or idea of which one disapproves
shunning
act of social rejection, or emotional distance
bank run
banking crisis when many clients withdraw their money from a bank, because they believe the bank may cease to function in the near future
idleness
state of a person who does not do anything laborious
animal culture
theory of cultural learning in nonhuman animals
gift giving
bestowing of tangible or intangible benefits, voluntarily and usually without expectation of anything in return
control
power to influence or direct people or events
social interaction
any relationship between two or more individuals
hair splitting
a form of pedantry; the act of making excessively fine distinctions in reasoning
flocking
swarming behaviour of birds when flying or foraging
help-seeking
seeking help
courtship
ritual, period in a couple's relationship which precedes their engagement and marriage
retrieving
social behavior in which a young animal is grabbed by a member of the same species and taken to another location
collective behavior
social processes and events which do not reflect existing social structure, but which emerge in a "spontaneous" way
group behaviour
situation where entities interact in large or small groups
pedantry
attitude; human behaviour, displaying obsession with detail or process, often negatively perceived
social grooming
behavior in social animals
Kitty Party
women's savings club
sociality
degree to which individuals in an animal population tend to associate in social groups and form cooperative societies
social inequity aversion
overview about the social inequity aversion
communication
act of conveying intended meaning
collective animal behaviour
coordinated behavior of large groups of similar animals
bandwagon effect
phenomenon whereby the rate of uptake of beliefs, ideas, fads and trends increases the more that they have already been adopted by others
swarming motility
rapid and coordinated translocation of a bacterial population across solid or semi-solid surfaces
social preferences
type of preference studied in behavioral and experimental economics and social psychology, including interpersonal altruism, fairness, reciprocity, and inequity aversion
self-righteousness
a feeling or display of moral superiority derived from a sense that one's beliefs, actions, or affiliations are of greater virtue than those of others
social distancing
reduction of human social interaction in an effort to prevent the spread of infectious disease
cooperative behavior
interaction directed toward a common goal which is mutually beneficial
begging in animals
animal behavior to solicit food or other resources from others
afterwork
social activity of co-workers off-hours
mind-mindedness
concept in developmental psychology