irrational behaviour

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• irrational — adjective 1 irrational behaviour, feelings etc seem strange because they are not based on clear thought or reasons: My sister keeps telling me that my fear of flying is irrational. 2 someone who is irrational tends to behave or do things without… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• behaviour — BE spelling n. 1) to exhibit behaviour (to exhibit strange behaviour) 2) abnormal; asocial; criminal; diplomatic; disciplined; disruptive; inconsiderate; inexcusable; infantile; irrational; model; modest; neurotic; normal; obsequious;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• irrational — [[t]ɪræ̱ʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone s feelings and behaviour as irrational, you mean they are not based on logical reasons or clear thinking. ...an irrational fear of science. Syn: unreasonable Ant: rational Derived words:… …   English dictionary

• behaviour — noun BrE, behavior AmE (U) 1 the way that someone behaves: Can TV violence cause aggressive behavior? | good/bad behaviour: The headmaster will not tolerate bad behaviour in class. (+ towards): Her father s behavior towards him was irrational. 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• collective behaviour — ▪ psychology Introduction       the kinds of activities engaged in by sizable but loosely organized groups of people. Episodes of collective behaviour tend to be quite spontaneous, resulting from an experience shared by the members of the group… …   Universalium

• Plato: aesthetics and psychology — Christopher Rowe Plato’s ideas about literature and art and about beauty (his ‘aesthetics’) are heavily influenced and in part actually determined by his ideas about the mind or soul (his ‘psychology’).1 It is therefore appropriate to deal with… …   History of philosophy

• The Logic of Violence in Civil War — is a book which challenges the conventional view of violence in civil wars as irrational. The main argument is that violence only emerges in those disputed territories, and it is generally driven not by the conflict itself, but by previous… …   Wikipedia

• Irrationality — is talking or acting without regard of rationality. Usually pejorative, the term is used to describe thinking and actions which are, or appear to be, less useful or logical than the rational alternatives. There is a clear tendency to view our own …   Wikipedia

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