| Descriptor English: | Exploratory Behavior | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Conducta Exploratoria
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Comportamento Exploratório | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Comportement d'exploration | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Behavior, Exploratory Behavior, Novelty-Seeking Behaviors, Exploratory Behaviors, Novelty-Seeking Curiosities Curiosity Exploratory Behaviors Novelty Seeking Behavior Novelty-Seeking Behavior Novelty-Seeking Behaviors |
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| Tree number(s): |
F01.145.387 F01.658.370 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005106 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The tendency to explore or investigate a novel environment. It is considered a motivation not clearly distinguishable from curiosity. |
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| Annotation: | human & animal |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification DE drug effects ES ethics PH physiology RE radiation effects |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 68; was BEHAVIOR, EXPLORATORY 1965-67 |
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| Online Note: | use EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR to search BEHAVIOR, EXPLORATORY 1966-67 & CURIOSITY 1969-78 |
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| History Note: | 68; was BEHAVIOR, EXPLORATORY 1965-67; CURIOSITY was see under EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR 1969-78 |
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| DeCS ID: | 5204 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D005106 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1968/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2002/07/02 |
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PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms -
PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
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Exploratory Behavior
- Preferred
Curiosity
- Related but not broader or narrower
Novelty-Seeking Behavior
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0008054 |
| Scope note | The tendency to explore or investigate a novel environment. It is considered a motivation not clearly distinguishable from curiosity. |
| Preferred term | Exploratory Behavior |
| Entry term(s) |
Behavior, Exploratory Behaviors, Exploratory Exploratory Behaviors |
| Concept UI |
M0008053 |
| Preferred term | Curiosity |
| Entry term(s) |
Curiosities |
| Concept UI |
M0008055 |
| Preferred term | Novelty-Seeking Behavior |
| Entry term(s) |
Behavior, Novelty-Seeking Behaviors, Novelty-Seeking Novelty Seeking Behavior Novelty-Seeking Behaviors |
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