Human Behaviour

INTRODUCTION

Human behavior refers to the range of behaviors exhibited by humans and which are influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, and genetics.
The behavior of people falls within a range with some behavior being common, some unusual, some acceptable, and some outside acceptable limits.
The behavior of humans is studied by the academic disciplines of psychology, socialwork, sociology, economics, and anthropology.
Human behavior is experienced throughout an individual’s entire lifetime. It includes the way they act based on different factors such as genetics, social norms, core faith, and attitude. * Human behavior can be affected in many ways, one of which is genetics. Everyone has different traits such as intelligence and shyness which they inherit through heredity. These traits impact human behavior and there are indications that behavior is affected by genetics. * Social norms also impact Individual’s behavior which changes according to the group they go into. Norms are used to create roles in society, where people behave differently in different social class structures. There are certain behaviors that are acceptable or unacceptable in different societies and cultures. * Another important factor of human behavior is their “core faith”. This faith can be through religion, philosophy, culture, or personal belief and often affects the way a person can behave. Morals are another factor of core faith that affects the way a person behaves. Emotions connected to morals including shame, pride, and discomfort and these can change the way a person acts. It shapes the way a person thinks and this in turn results in different human behaviors. * Attitude can be defined as "the degree to which the person has a favorable or unfavorable evaluation of the behavior in question." Your attitude highly reflects the behavior you will portray in specific situations. Thus, human