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behavior

vr.tr.behavior · ACT.ACT

Let an agent handle behaviour by domain, causes, measurement and change, presenting research with attribution and routing concerns about harmful behaviour to appropriate support.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle behaviour by domain, causes, measurement and change, presenting research with attribution and routing concerns about harmful behaviour to appropriate support.

The actions and responses of an organism, person, group or system in relation to its environment or stimuli, studied in psychology, ethology, economics and other fields, and ranging from reflexes to complex social conduct.

What it is for: Understanding and influencing actions.

It can be describe behaviour in a given domain; summarise research on causes; find evidence-based behaviour change approaches; route safety concerns to support.

Distinguishing features

Observable actions

Influenced by many factors

Studied across disciplines

Can be changed

What it looks like

Observable actions and responses.

How it is recognised

Observable conduct

Animal and human behaviour

Behaviour of materials or systems is a technical sense

Related models

is a kind of - category

activity and pattern

is studied by - fields

psychology and ethology

is influenced by - causes

environment and cognition

is related to - influence

cognitive bias

In practice

Families and kinds

animal behaviour

human behaviour

social and group behaviour

consumer and economic behaviour

system behaviour (technical)

Standards and regulation

Research ethics for behavioural studies

Consumer protection rules on manipulative design

Failure modes and hazards

Oversimplified causal claims

Manipulative nudging

Missing safeguarding concerns

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.behavior-act

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Domain Whose behaviour.

Domains differ.

Subject

Organism or group.

Subject

Subject.

  1. Whose behaviour is being discussed, and in what setting? definition
  2. How is it observed? measurement

Measure

Methods.

Measure

Measurement.

  1. How is the behaviour measured? measurement
  2. How reliable is the method? boundary
Causes Explanations.

Research explains causes.

Research

Evidence.

Research

Research evidence.

  1. What does research say about the causes? provenance
  2. How strong is the evidence? boundary

Context

Environment.

Context

Context.

  1. How do environment and circumstances shape it? definition
  2. Are individual differences considered? boundary
Change Interventions.

Change must be ethical.

Approaches

Evidence-based.

Approaches

Behaviour change.

  1. Which evidence-based approaches support this change? provenance
  2. Who delivers them? provenance

Ethics

Manipulation.

Ethics

Ethics.

  1. Is an intervention manipulative or respectful of autonomy? boundary
  2. Which rules apply? provenance
Concerns Support.

Some behaviour signals risk.

Safety

Harmful behaviour.

Safety

Safety concerns.

  1. Does the behaviour suggest someone is at risk of harm? boundary
  2. Which support or emergency service applies? action

Animals

Pet behaviour.

Animals

Animal behaviour concerns.

  1. Is a pet behaviour change a sign of illness or distress? boundary
  2. Should a vet or qualified behaviourist be consulted? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should behaviour domains be separate entries?
  • How should research be linked?
  • How should technical senses be split off?