Behavior
exploratory behavior
Subclass of:
Motivation; Behavior
Definitions related to exploratory behavior:
  • Tendency to explore or investigate a novel environment; considered a motivation not clearly distinguishable from curiosity.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (exploration behavior) The specific behavior of an organism in response to a novel environment or stimulus.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • The tendency to explore or investigate a novel environment. It is considered a motivation not clearly distinguishable from curiosity.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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