Advertisement
Advertisement
collective behavior
noun
- the spontaneous, unstructured, and temporary behavior of a group of people in response to the same event, situation, etc.
Example Sentences
In the past five years, researchers have taken big strides in understanding how this collective behavior of proteins arises from tiny physical and chemical forces.
They can also “emerge” out of the collective behavior of many constituents.
In the chapter on "Collective Behavior" which follows, materials will be presented to exhibit the group in action.
It is a definite type of collective behavior which has come into existence and gained popularity under conditions of modern life.
It is rather a corporate state of mind of those living in a local area, giving rise to their collective behavior.
From the standpoint of collective behavior these cultural traits may all be reduced to the one term "consensus."
The most elementary form of collective behavior seems to be what is ordinarily referred to as "social unrest."
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse