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the gap between who you are and who you're pretending to be
means The way a person, animal, or thing acts or conducts itself, especially in response to a situation or others.
from From the verb 'behave' — itself 'be-' (an intensifier) plus 'have,' in the older sense of 'to hold' or 'to bear oneself.' So to behave is literally to hold yourself a certain way. The noun picked up a fancy '-ior' ending, possibly under the influence of words like 'demeanor' and the Latinate 'havior,' giving us the slightly dressed-up 'behavior.'
- observer effect
- People act differently the moment they're watched
- reinforced
- Rewarded actions repeat, punished ones fade
- contagious
- Yawns, panic, and laughter spread through crowds
- older than thought
- Bacteria adjust actions to their environment
pavlov's dogs — ivan pavlov's 1890s experiments where dogs learned to salivate at the sound of a bell
stanford prison experiment — philip zimbardo's 1971 study where college students adopted cruel guard and submissive prisoner roles
milgram obedience experiments — stanley milgram's 1963 tests at yale where subjects administered electric shocks to learners on command