habit

(noun)

An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.

Related Terms

  • assimilation

Examples of habit in the following topics:

  • Change from another angle

    • ., ‘Kurt Lewin's change theory in the field and in the classroom: Notes toward a model of managed learning') Since good habits are recognized as being just as difficult to break as bad habits, the analogy the two men make is to unfreeze bad habits and freeze improved habits once they've been established.
    • If this isn't done, people will stop making progress and will revert to the safety of their old habits.
  • Why employees fear change

    • This is because in many instances change removes comfortable habits and protective barriers and leaves people feeling stranded and defensive.
    • The changing of habits.
    • Habits are easy and mindless.
  • Passage 1.3

    • Tandem ad Latium pervenit et Troianī defessī ad Latium veniunt ut quiescant et habitent. 
  • Microbial Environments and Microenvironments

    • The extraordinary biological diversity among microbes reflects their ability to occupy every habitable environment on the planet.
    • Microorganisms are found on practically every habitable square inch of the planet.
  • Basal Ganglia

    • The basal ganglia is important for initiating planned movements and forming habits, both referred to as 'behavior selection' or 'switching'.
    • The basal ganglia are associated with a variety of functions, including voluntary motor control, procedural learning relating to routine behaviors or "habits" such as bruxism, eye movements, and cognitive, emotional functions.
  • Emerging Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

    • As human habitation expands, new viral hemorrhagic fevers are infecting humans.
    • Many newly discovered viruses come from these parts of the world as human habitation expands.
  • Examples Revisited

    • The video helps the students model healthy habits to their parents and may inspire the parents to provide healthy food choices for their children.
    • Students whose diet and exercise habits were not consistent with good health probably experienced cognitive and affective dissonance during the lessons.
    • Whether they are advocating physical education classes and fresh fruit in the lunchroom, or writing and filming a rap about healthy habits, students are behaving in ways that are consistent with positive attitude change toward diet and exercise.
  • What is Behaviorism?

    • Rather, it posits that all behavior is learned habits, and attempts to account for how these habits are formed.
  • Social Classes

    • A major influence on one's purchasing habits and consumer behavior is the social class in which one finds him or herself.
    • Social class can have a profound effect on consumer spending habits.
  • Building the commitment for change (a summation)

    • Bear in mind that new work habits often require three to four weeks (or longer) to make or break.
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  • Algebra
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  • Communications
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  • Finance
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  • Microbiology
  • Physics
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  • Political Science
  • Psychology
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  • Statistics
  • U.S. History
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