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Human Behavior and Social Networks

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Communication; Connectivity; Interaction; Learning; Social network

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24/7:

Referring to 24 h a day, 7 days a week, especially in reference to Internet connection and communication

Dunbar’s number:

A suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships

Hyperconnectivity:

The phenomenon of society being always connected through networks, readily accessible, interactive, and information rich

Social learning:

Learning incorporating social media, gaming, real-time feedback, and simulations

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Human behavior describes the ways in which humans act and interact, and it is influenced by several factors including genetic makeup and sociocultural factors or the interaction of these. The influence of technology, and especially social media, on human life has brought about tremendous changes in human behavior; these changes cut across several areas of human interaction, affecting the way people communicate, work, learn,...

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Cheok, A.D., Edwards, B., Muniru, I. (2017). Human Behavior and Social Networks. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7163-9_235-1

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