Psychologists use the term behavior all the time and more than one current textbook defines psychology as the science of behavior. Yet there is enormous and ongoing confusion regarding what, exactly, ...

Kim Pettus, left, of Richmond, Virginia, argues with Dianna Orea as Edgar Orea protests in front of the The Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, on Tuesday. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Norm Shafer for The ...

Workplace or team norms are usually defined as how team members interact, communicate, share, collaborate and coordinate. Every team has norms, whether it is a team in sports, business or the military ...

What do animal behaviorists—ethologists—mean by the word “behavior?” It turns out that this is a nontrivial question, and one that ethologists have grappled with for some time. Early ethologists like ...

Nicholas Long, Ph.D., 87, of Hagerstown knows how difficult it can be to react to those with passive-aggressive behavior. As a way to empower others on how to deal with such personalities, Long along ...

Ritual is a deceptively simple word used to describe a wide range of actions, from daily prayer to elaborate public ceremonies. Scholars have proposed many definitions, often emphasizing repetition, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a behavioral statistician sharing my research in leadership development. To which she then responded, "Nope, you have NEVER ...