behavior


Definition: Meaning of, behavior in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɪˈheɪvjə /

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behavior behaviors
American English ; behaviour elsewhere
  1. manner of acting or controlling yourself
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  2. as a machine or substance the action or reaction of something under specified circumstances
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  3. behavioral attributes the way a person behaves toward other people
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  4. psychology the aggregate of the responses, reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
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behavior used in phrases

  • behavior modification (noun)
    1. psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
  • behavior therapy (noun)
    1. psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
  • code of behavior (noun)
    1. a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group
  • disorderly behavior (noun)
    1. any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
  • double standard of sexual behavior (noun)
    1. associated with the subordination of women a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women
  • relaxation behavior (noun)
    1. physics the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
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