Human behavior reIers to the range oI behaviors exhibited by humans and which are inIluenced

by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion
and/or genetics.
The behavior oI people (and other organisms or even mechanisms) Ialls within a
range
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with some behavior being common, some unusual, some acceptable,
and some outside acceptable limits. In sociology, behavior in general is considered as having no
meaning, being not directed at other people, and thus is the most basic human action. Behavior in
this general sense should not be mistaken with social behavior, which is a more advanced action,
as social behavior is behavior speciIically directed at other people. The acceptability oI behavior
is evaluated relative to social norms and regulated by various means oI social control.
The behavior oI people is studied by the academic disciplines oI psychiatry, psychology, social
work, sociology, economics, and anthropology.
edit] Factors affecting human behavior and actions
O enetics (see also evolutionary psychology) aIIects and governs the individual's
tendencies toward certain directions.
O ttitude the degree to which the person has a Iavorable or unIavorable evaluation oI the
behavior in question.
O $ocial norms the inIluence oI social pressure that is perceived by the individual
(normative belieIs) to perIorm or not perIorm a certain behavior.
O !erceived behavioral control the individual's belieI concerning how easy or diIIicult
perIorming the behavior will be.
O ore Iaith The person's set oI belieIs, like religion, philosophy, etc. !rovided,
sometimes subconsciously, by his or her Iamily, peers, social media, and the society
where he or she lives.
O $urvivor instinct - engaging in certain behaviors may abate Iear and become habitual, as
in addiction.