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social behavior
vr.tr.social-behavior · thing-q921513
Let an agent handle social behaviour across humans and animals by type, function, evidence and context, neutrally.
Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.PRC
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Behaviour Which behaviour.
Type
Cooperation, conflict.
Type
Behaviour type.
- Which social behaviour is meant? definition
- In which species? definition
Context
Setting.
Context
Context.
- In what setting does it occur? definition
- Who takes part? definition
Explanation Why.
Function
Evolutionary and cultural.
Function
Function.
- What function is proposed, and on what evidence? provenance
- Are alternatives considered? boundary
Culture
Norms.
Culture
Cultural shaping.
- How does culture shape this behaviour in humans? provenance
- Does it vary between societies? boundary
Animals Comparative.
Species
Examples.
Species
Animal examples.
- Which animals show this behaviour? provenance
- How was it observed? provenance
Comparison
Humans.
Comparison
Comparison.
- Can findings be compared with humans? boundary
- What are the limits? boundary
Application Use of findings.
Design
Programmes.
Design
Applications.
- How are findings used in education, health or policy? provenance
- With what evidence? provenance
Customs
Etiquette.
Customs
Customs.
- Which customs, such as gift giving, apply in this culture? provenance
- Is the description respectful? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.PRC
- Other names and narrower kinds
- gift giving, collective human activity, youth activity, biological altruism, corsage & boutonnière pin, corsages & boutonnière, gift cards & certificate, greeting & note card, Moka exchange, third-party punishment, kin altruism, collective animal behaviour
What it is Filled
Behaviour directed at or occurring between two or more organisms, typically of the same species but also of different species, in humans and other animals, such as cooperation, competition, communication, gift giving, altruism, grooming and group activities.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle social behaviour across humans and animals by type, function, evidence and context, neutrally.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Interactions typically occur within a species but can also occur between species.
- Social behaviour occurs in humans and other animals.
- Biology and culture shape social behaviour.
- Social behaviour is studied across disciplines.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Manipulate people's social relationships or exploit their need to belong.
- Fake social behaviour, such as posing as a human friend, to deceive a person.
- Disturb animal groups, such as nesting or grooming colonies, to observe or film them.
- Label a person's social behaviour as abnormal without qualified assessment.
Only with a human decision
- Running experiments that change how people or animals interact.
- Intervening in a social conflict between people.
May
- Describe social behaviour in humans and animals from published research.
- Observe animal social behaviour in ways that do not disturb the animals.
Moral aspects Filled
- Social bonds are central to wellbeing; isolating or manipulating people harms them.
- Animals' social structures can be broken by human intrusion.
Who is affected
- People in social groups
- Social animals
- Communities studied by researchers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the concept; researchers answer for the studies they run.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q22294683 - registry parent class
- Q2305441 - registry parent class
- Q2990593 - registry parent class
related
- social process and animal behaviour - category
- ethology and social psychology - fields
- social relation - result
- affection and communication - kinds
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.social-behavior
- Wikidata: Q921513 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q921513)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Cooperation and conflict
- Gift giving and rituals
- Animal social behaviours such as grooming
- Interactions such as helping, sharing, grooming, displaying and playing.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe forms of social behaviour
- explain evolutionary and cultural functions
- compare species
- apply findings responsibly
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Overgeneralising from animals to humans
- Cultural stereotyping
- Just-so evolutionary stories
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Research ethics for human and animal studies
Context of use required Filled
- Understanding how individuals interact and form groups.
- cooperation and altruism
- competition and dominance
- communication and display
- bonding and grooming
- human social customs such as gift giving
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q921513: social behavior - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Social behavior - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should behaviour types be separate entries?
- How should animal and human forms be linked?
- How should cultural customs be recorded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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