Terms Related to Behavior

• Animal Behavior

  The observable response an animal makes to any situation.

• Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

  The observable response made to a situation and the unconscious processes underlying it.

• Child Behavior

  Any observable response or action of a child from 24 months through 12 years of age. For neonates or children younger than 24 months, INFANT ...

• Infant Behavior

  Any observable response or action of a neonate or infant up through the age of 23 months.

• Adolescent Behavior

  Any observable response or action of an adolescent.

• Innate Behavior

  Stereotyped patterns of response, characteristic of a given species, that have been phylogenetically adapted to a specific type of situation.

• Stereotyped Behavior

  Relatively invariant mode of behavior elicited or determined by a particular situation; may be verbal, postural, or expressive.