individual behaviour
collocation in Englishmeaningsofindividualandbehaviour
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individual
noun[C]
uk/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which ...
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behaviour
noun
uk/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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(Definition ofindividualandbehaviourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Variation inindividualbehaviourinduces further heterogeneity : individuals vary in their sociability, and hence in their propensity to come into contact with others.
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This question implies that care is a complex interplay of different societal dimensions,individualbehaviourand structural factors.
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We monitored and recordedindividualbehaviour, the handling procedures and the time spent.
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Nonetheless, an empirical account ofindividualbehaviourmay (implicitly) affect the normative choice of minimal conditions on aggregation.
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As this tag suggests, many processes operating at this level lie beyond the scope ofindividualbehaviourbut beneath that of broad social structure.
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They promise 'a portrait of orderly aggregate behaviour without challenging the consensus thatindividualbehaviourinvolves large elements of caprice and disorder' (p.xx).
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They are simply carrying out their ownindividualbehaviour.
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It is not possible to observe changes ofindividualbehaviourover time from two independent samples, such as the 1996 baseline and 2002 replication samples.
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Social inclusion policy within this paradigm focuses on microsocial exchanges andindividualbehaviourpatterns rather than social structures.
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At the same time, the interaction between social environment andindividualbehaviouris complex and imperfectly understood.
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It is thus essentially in this hierarchical mechanism thatindividualbehaviourand context are linked and in which they affect each other.
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Throughout their accounts, the participants linkedindividualbehaviourto collective responsibility, particularly with regard to health.
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Our cross-cultural and cross-national research attempts to explain how cultural norms, societal institutions and social policy influenceindividualbehaviourand action.
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Butindividualbehaviouris negotiated in individual interests.
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In study variation as well as language acquisition, it is important to look atindividualbehaviour.
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What model ofindividualbehaviourlies behind cohesion scores?
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That structural causes are left out clearly indicates the emphasis on theindividualbehaviourof key actors.
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These preprocessors act as virtual sensors by providing data for the behaviours that is abstracted from the raw sensor data, simplifying theindividualbehaviourdesign.
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Particular emphasis has been placed onindividualbehaviour.
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For any theory of successful ageing it is necessary to have a theory ofindividualbehaviourbecause the ageing individual is the starting point.
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