stereotyped behavior
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“One stereotyped behavior that we often observed was a rat repeatedly licking the clear plastic walls of its operant chamber—a behavior that was sometimes uninterruptable,” said Aarde.
From Forbes • Jul. 10, 2013
They were also more than five times as likely to show stereotyped behavior, the repetitive motions similar to the rocking or head-banging seen in some cases of autism and in orphanage-reared infants.
From Time • May 24, 2012
The peer-reared males were about three times more likely to engage in stereotyped behavior, compared with those raised by their mothers.
From Time • May 24, 2012
Some children have a tendency to stereotyped behavior, which in this test shows itself by choosing always the block on a certain side.
From The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale by Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson
