Social Behavior

A Social Behavior is an organism behavior that involves interaction patterns between organisms of the same species, and encompasses any behavior in which one member affects the other.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) facilitate Group Coordination through communication signals.
  • It can (typically) maintain Social Bonds through interaction rituals.
  • It can (typically) establish Social Order through hierarchical behaviors.
  • It can (typically) enable Resource Sharing through cooperative actions.
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  • It can (often) emerge through Social Learning via observation and imitation.
  • It can (often) adapt to Social Context via behavioral modification.
  • It can (often) influence Group Dynamics through social feedback.
  • It can (often) determine Social Outcomes through exchange patterns.
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  • It can range from being a Human Social Behavior to being an Animal Social Behavior to being an Artificial Social Behavior, depending on its agent type.
  • It can range from being a Prosocial Behavior to being an Antisocial Behavior, depending on its social impact.
  • It can range from being a Reward-Motivated Behavior Pattern to being a Punishment-Motivated Behavior, depending on its behavioral driver.
  • It can range from being a Cooperative Behavior to being a Competitive Behavior, depending on its interaction goal.
  • It can range from being an Individual Social Behavior to being a Group Social Behavior, depending on its behavioral scope.
  • It can range from being a Simple Social Behavior to being a Complex Social Behavior, depending on its interaction complexity.
  • It can range from being an Energizing Behavior to being an Enervating Behavior, depending on its social energy.
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• Example(s):
  • Species Social Behaviors (to engage in social systems), such as:
    • Human Social Behaviors (to participate in human society), such as:
      • Cultural Practice like maintaining social traditions.
      • Professional Interaction like coordinating in organizations.
    • Animal Social Behaviors (to function in natural groups), such as:
      • Herd Behavior like coordinating group movements.
      • Pack Behavior like organizing group hunting.
  • Resource Behaviors (to manage group needs), such as:
    • Sharing Patterns (to distribute resources), such as:
      • Food Sharing like distributing food resources.
      • Territory Sharing like allowing space access.
    • Competition Patterns (to secure resources), such as:
      • Food Competition like defending food sources.
      • Territory Defense like protecting spatial resources.
  • Bonding Behaviors (to maintain group cohesion), such as:
    • Affiliative Patterns (to strengthen social ties), such as:
      • Grooming Behavior like performing mutual care.
      • Play Behavior like engaging in social interaction.
    • Communication Patterns (to exchange information), such as:
      • Signal Exchange like using warning calls.
      • Information Sharing like teaching survival skills.
  • Coordination Behaviors (to achieve collective goals), such as:
    • Task Organizations (to accomplish shared objectives), such as:
      • Group Hunting like coordinating prey capture.
      • Communal Defense like protecting against predators.
    • Cooperative Actions (to solve group problems), such as:
      • Resource Collection like gathering food supplys.
      • Habitat Maintenance like building shared shelters.
  • Status Behaviors (to establish social positions), such as:
    • Dominance Patterns (to maintain social ranks), such as:
      • Leadership Display like directing group activity.
      • Challenge Response like defending status position.
    • Submission Patterns (to show rank acceptance), such as:
      • Deference Display like yielding to dominant members.
      • Appeasement Signal like showing non-threat gestures.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Individual Behavior, which lacks social interaction.
  • Alone Time Behavior, which involves solitary activity.
  • Instinctive Response, which lacks social learning.
  • Reflex Action, which lacks social purpose.
  • Solitary Behavior, which occurs without social context.
• See: Group Behavior, Social Learning, Social Intelligence, Social Structure, Behavioral Adaptation, Species Evolution, Animal Behavior, Human Behavior, Social Pattern, Interaction Dynamic, Shyness, Physiology, Sociology, Society, Predation, Animal Communication, Behavioral Sciences, Social Actions, Social Interaction, Social Relation, Aggression.

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References

2020

• (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/social_behavior Retrieved:2020-9-10.
  • Social behavior is behavior among two or more organisms within the same species, and encompasses any behavior in which one member affects the other. This is due to an interaction among those members. Social behavior can be seen as similar to an exchange of goods, with the expectation that when you give, you will receive the same. This behavior can be effected by both the qualities of the individual and the environmental (situational) factors. Therefore, social behavior arises as a result of an interaction between the two—the organism and its environment. This means that, in regards to humans, social behavior can be determined by both the individual characteristics of the person, and the situation they are in. A major aspect of social behavior is communication, which is the basis for survival and reproduction. Social behavior is said to be determined by two different processes, that can either work together or oppose one another. The dual-systems model of reflective and impulsive determinants of social behavior came out of the realization that behavior cannot just be determined by one single factor. Instead, behavior can arise by those consciously behaving (where there is an awareness and intent), or by pure impulse. These factors that determine behavior can work in different situations and moments, and can even oppose one another. While at times one can behave with a specific goal in mind, other times they can behave without rational control, and driven by impulse instead. There are also distinctions between different types of social behavior, such as mundane versus defensive social behavior. Mundane social behavior is a result of interactions in day-to-day life, and are behaviors learned as one is exposed to those different situations. On the other hand, defensive behavior arises out of impulse, when one is faced with conflicting desires.

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