Sentence examples for basis of the behavioural from inspiring English sources

The existence of a Travel-Time Budget is assumed on the basis of the behavioural hypothesis that people spend a fixed amount of time available on traveling [13].

An operant approach was the basis of the behavioural graded activity programme as used in this study.

The present study also assessed shoaling behaviour on the basis of the two behavioural indices (the time spent in proximity to the display and horizontal movement against the display), which represent the approach tendency towards visual motion.

It was not possible, unfortunately, to monitor the subsequent survival of parr emigrants in this study to test the adaptive basis of these behavioural differences.

Secondly, it nevertheless seems possible to predict the intentions and behaviour of health professionals on the basis of the social behavioural theories.

Future assessment of the neurobiological phenotype (corticosterone response to stress, peripheral cytokines and hippocampal neurogenesis levels) will be presented to allow us to further unravel the neurobiological basis of the observed behavioural changes.

On the basis of the 5As Behavioural Change Model, 22 and motivational interviewing techniques, 23 the practice nurse encourages active involvement in decision making and establishes a cooperative working relationship with the frail older person and the informal caregiver.

Peterson and coworkers investigate phenotypic correlates of genetic variation in two species of the bird genus Junco at the level of individuals, populations and species across taxa, which is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the genetic basis of the complex behavioural phenotype of migration.

Troisi and coworkers observed that unmedicated young males with schizophrenia could be distinguished from normal controls on the basis of their behavioural repertoire during interviews, including the use of "prosocial" behaviours such as yes-nodding and smiling, the use of gestures, and the amount of so-called "displacement activities" as nonverbal signals of motivational conflict [ 11].

The liberating notion that the solution to much of our discontent need not lie in the past forms the basis of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Usually females select males on the basis of vocalisations, behavioural displays, pheromones and morphological traits which may indicate the quality of the males [ 3].