Behavior
WordNet
noun
(1) Manner of acting or controlling yourself
(2) (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
(3) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
(4) The action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
"The behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"
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Alternative spellings
- behaviour (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, Canada)
Etymology
< + , , , apparently in simularion of , , .
Noun
Related terms
- behave
- behavioral
- behavioralism
- behavioralist
- behaviorism
- behaviorist
- behavioristic
- behavior pattern
- behavioral science