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Behavior

Behavior is an observable and measurable action or response of an organism, whether human or non-human, that occurs in relation to internal or external stimuli and is shaped by genetic, environmental, developmental, and social influences across contexts.

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The theory of planned behavior

Icek Ajzen · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 1991 · 84.8K citations

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Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement.

Julian B. Rotter · The Psychological Monographs · 1966 · 21.9K citations

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The genetical evolution of social behaviour. I

W D Hamilton · Journal of Theoretical Biology · 1964 · 15.9K citations

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Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior

Karen A. Miller, Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1988 · 15.4K citations

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The weirdest people in the world?

Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine, Ara Norenzayan · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 2010 · 12.1K citations

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Authors

21.5K

  1. IA
    Icek Ajzen

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    39 publications · 121.1K citations

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  2. BF
    B. F. Skinner

    Harvard University, United States

    33 publications · 19.9K citations

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  3. BA
    Brian A. Iwata

    University of Florida, United States

    34 publications · 4K citations

    27

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  4. SC
    Steven C. Hayes

    University of Nevada, Reno, United States

    28 publications · 3.2K citations

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  5. MS
    Martin S. Hagger

    Curtin University, Australia

    21 publications · 2.4K citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    57 h-index

    163 publications

    20.7K citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    51 h-index

    161 publications

    27.7K citations

  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    50 h-index

    143 publications

    24.6K citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    48 h-index

    220 publications

    49.9K citations

  5. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    47 h-index

    182 publications

    13.5K citations

  6. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    44 h-index

    192 publications

    24.8K citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    43 h-index

    135 publications

    21.6K citations

  8. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    42 h-index

    136 publications

    11.2K citations

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  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    419 publications · 92.3K citations

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  2. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

    JABA · 251 publications · 29.3K citations

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  3. Child Development

    275 publications · 23.7K citations

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  4. Psychological Review

    132 publications · 33.9K citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 107 publications · 29.9K citations

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