| dangerous behaviour | Actions which have a high risk of being harmful or injurious to oneself or others. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| drinking behaviour | Behaviours associated with the ingesting of water and other liquids; includes rhythmic patterns of drinking (time intervals - onset and duration), frequency and satiety. (12 Dec 1998) |
| imitative behaviour | The mimicking of the behaviour of one individual by another. (12 Dec 1998) |
| impulsive behaviour | An act performed without delay, reflection, voluntary direction or obvious control in response to a stimulus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant behaviour | Any observable response or action of a neonate or infant up through the age of 23 months. (12 Dec 1998) |
| obsessive behaviour | Persistent, unwanted idea or impulse which is considered normal when it does not markedly interfere with mental processes or emotional adjustment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| operant behaviour | The behaviour whose continuation and frequency is determined by its consequences on the doer; central element of behavioural conditioning theory. See: conditioning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| target behaviour | Operant in behaviour modification therapy, the prescribed behaviour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eliminative behaviour, animal | Behaviour associated with the elimination of feces and urine from the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| type A behaviour | A behaviour pattern characterised by aggressiveness, ambitiousness, restlessness, and a strong sense of time urgency; associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| type B behaviour | A behaviour pattern characterised by the absence or obverse of type A behaviour characteristics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exploratory behaviour | The tendency to explore or investigate a novel environment. It is considered a motivation not clearly distinguishable from curiosity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| feeding behaviour | Behavioural responses or sequences associated with eating including modes of feeding, rhythmic patterns of eating, and time intervals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| firesetting behaviour | A compulsion to set fires. (12 Dec 1998) |