Behavioral Activity Table
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| Definition | ExternallySourcedDefinition | Synonym | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abductive reasoning activity | |||
| Appetitive activity | eating feeding |
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| Deductive reasoning activity | |||
| Discrimination activity | * Ability to distinguish between examples vs nonexamples of a concept, based on the presence or absence of its defining attributes. (PSY) * Conceptually broad term referring to the general process of differentiation between qualities, entities, or people. Use a more specific term if possible. (PSY) * Differential response to different stimuli. (MSH) | ||
| Drawing | |||
| Eye movement | |||
| Generative memory activity | A behavioral activity which when expressed entails the generation and use of stored memories (BB:2008-03-13). | ||
| Generative verbal activity | |||
| Inductive reasoning activity | |||
| Inidividual body part movement | |||
| Interpretive braille reading | |||
| Interpretive listening | |||
| Interpretive verbal activity | |||
| Interpretive vision based reading | |||
| Item recognition activity | |||
| Lateralized activity | A behavioral activity expressing a behavioral function that is differentially supported across the two cerebrain hemispheres in the vertebrate brain (BB:2007-03-05). | ||
| Locomotor activity | * Movement or the ability to move from one place or another. It can refer to humans, vertebrate or invertebrate animals, and microorganisms. (MSH) * Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another. (ZFIN:dh) (GO) | ||
| Memory-driven activity | A behavioral activity which when expressed entails the generation and/or use of stored memories (BB:2008-03-13). | ||
| Moral reasoning activity | |||
| Motor activity | * Any form of exercise or movement. Physical activity may include planned activity such as walking, running, basketball, or other sports. Physical activity may also include other daily activities such as household chores, yard work, walking the dog, etc. (from NIDDK Glossary; http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/glossary/glossaryintro.htm) (NCI) * State or quality of body actions in daily living. (OMS) * The physical activity of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon. (MSH) | ||
| Play activity | |||
| Reasoning activity | |||
| Saccadic eye movement | |||
| Smoking | The act of puffing and/or inhaling smoke from a lit cigarette, cigar, or pipe. (NCI) | Tobacco smoking behavior | |
| Verbal activity | A behavioral activity employing verbal function to either generate or interpreting meaningful spoken or writen words or symbols. If generating verbal output, a motor system is invoked. If interpreting verbal input, typically a sensory system is invoked, though certain interpretive activity involves movement of the sensory organ - e.g., eye movements during reading (BB:2007-03-05). | * Includes both producing and responding to words, either written or spoken. (MSH) * both producing and responding to words, either written or spoken. (CSP) | |
| Verbal speaking | |||
| Verbal writing |
