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Discover LudwigThe phrase "adopted a behavior" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of taking on or starting to exhibit a particular behavior or mannerism.
Example: "After attending the workshop, she adopted a behavior of active listening that improved her communication skills."
Alternatives: "embraced a behavior" or "took on a behavior".
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Eventually, the more one has adopted a behavior in the past (or the more experience one has with a behavior), the more the behavior becomes governed by habit the person does not have to give it as much thought as s/he initially did.
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Professional norm refers to the appropriateness of adopting a behavior given one's profession.
Thus ability to schedule and plan to adopt a behavior requires a sense of choice of fullness (self-regulatory).
However, in the field of health psychology, there is a phenomenon that some authors label the 'intention-behavior gap' wherein people having the intention to adopt a behavior fail to act on their positive intentions for various reasons (e.g., forgetfulness, lack of time, etc).
This assumption is suspect in adulthood, since dizygotic twins tend to diverge geographically and socially to a greater extent than do monozygotic twins, and since any monozygotic twin is more likely than a dizygotic twin to perceive and adopt a behavior seen to be advantageous to the co-twin.
"But when you have a cancerous event, like a tumor, those cells have adopted a selfish behavior again". Without the RB gene to regulate the cell cycle, cells start to divide without concern for the other cells they share space with — a process that can often turn deadly.
After her painful loss, Koumba has learnt lessons and adopted a new behavior.
Normative beliefs represent how individuals believe people who are important to them would react if they adopted a given behavior (i.e., approve or disapprove).
Among all the strategies displayed by fungi to reproduce and propagate, some species have adopted a peculiar behavior called pseudo-homothallism. Pseudo-homothallic fungi are true heterothallics, i.e., they need 2 genetically-compatible partners to mate, but they produce self-fertile mycelium in which the 2 different nuclei carrying the compatible mating types are present.
Typically studies have adopted an applied behavior analysis approach, with a small number employing physiological measures.
Behavioral interventions encourage individuals to modify their existing behavior and to adopt a healthier behavior.
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