| nesting behaviour | Animal behaviour associated with the nest; includes construction, effects of size and material; behaviour of the adult during the nesting period and the effect of the nest on the behaviour of the young. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| sucking behaviour | Any suction exerted by the mouth; response of the mammalian infant to draw milk from the breast. Includes sucking on inanimate objects. Not to be used for thumb sucking, which is indexed under fingersucking. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dangerous behaviour | Actions which have a high risk of being harmful or injurious to oneself or others. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |