Stereotypic behavior definition
Stereotypic behavior means the frequent repetition of the same movement, gesture, posture, or vocal sound or utterance, often with no recognizable purpose, in response to stimuli (which may or may not be identifiable). Stereotypic behavior may be difficult to interrupt and/or, after interruption, the animal may be eager to return to that behavior. Examples include but are not limited to: pacing, bar biting, spinning, circling, wall climbing, chronic vocalization, over grooming, and avoidance behavior.
Examples of Stereotypic behavior in a sentence
Stereotypic behavior was scores on a 7-point scale as: −3: anesthesia, −2: sedation, −1: drowsiness, 0: normal, 1: moderately increased (increased explorative behavior), 2: increased (increased urge to move around the cage), 3: greatly increased (inability to hold still with weaving, shaking or twitching of the head and body).