ABSTRACT
Behaviorism places emphasis on the characterization of patterns of observable behavior. From simple to complex actions, behavioral studies show how people coordinate for social interaction through a range of expressions observable to others. Such behavioral expressions may provide a form of social communication, such as bonds and hierarchy, or guide shared goal states, including social exchange and trade. Methodological behaviorism represents a type of behaviorism that emphasizes the scientific study of behavior. Different learning theories explain the acquisition of cultural knowledge through types of behavioral conditioning. Theoretical approaches in evolutionary biology rely on themes of behaviorism for explanations of adaptation and population change. In individualistic cultures, the presence of gestures or emotional expressions from individuals provides the group with shared signals for communicating and relating with one another. While behavioral language represents sets of action events in the environment, mental language is comprised of action events within the internal and external environments of the mind.
