Social Behavioral Pattern

A Social Behavioral Pattern is a behavioral pattern that is a social pattern involving coordinated behaviors between multiple agents within social contexts.

• AKA: Social Behavior Pattern, Interpersonal Behavioral Pattern, Collective Behavioral Pattern, Social Interaction Pattern.
• Context:
  • It can typically involve Social Agent Coordination through behavioral synchronization.
  • It can typically require Social Context Recognition for appropriate expression.
  • It can typically enable Social Function Achievement through collective action.
  • It can typically maintain Social Relationships through patterned interactions.
  • It can typically transmit Social Information through behavioral signals.
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  • It can often emerge from Social Learning Processes through observation.
  • It can often reflect Social Norms through conformity pressure.
  • It can often establish Social Hierarchys through dominance patterns.
  • It can often facilitate Social Cohesion through cooperative behaviors.
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  • It can range from being a Dyadic Social Behavioral Pattern to being a Group Social Behavioral Pattern, depending on its social behavioral pattern participant count.
  • It can range from being a Cooperative Social Behavioral Pattern to being a Competitive Social Behavioral Pattern, depending on its social behavioral pattern interaction type.
  • It can range from being a Formal Social Behavioral Pattern to being an Informal Social Behavioral Pattern, depending on its social behavioral pattern structure.
  • It can range from being a Universal Social Behavioral Pattern to being a Culture-Specific Social Behavioral Pattern, depending on its social behavioral pattern distribution.
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• Examples:
  • Prosocial Assertiveness Pattern combining force with regard.
  • Antagonistic Dominance Pattern imposing without welfare consideration.
  • Conciliatory Appeasing Pattern yielding for harmony maintenance.
  • Withdrawn Apathetic Pattern disengaging from social interaction.
  • Greeting Ritual for social acknowledgment.
  • Turn-Taking Pattern for conversational coordination.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Solitary Behavioral Pattern, which occurs without social interaction.
  • Reflex Pattern, which lacks social coordination requirements.
  • Physiological Pattern, which represents biological rather than social processes.
  • Individual Habit, which operates independently of social context.
  • Random Social Encounter, which lacks pattern structure.
• See: Social Behavior, Behavioral Pattern, Social Action, Social System, Human Behavior, Social Expectation, Social Influence Task, Behavioral Phenomenon.

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