behavior
- noun
- /bɪˈheɪvjər/
- Specialized
- Understanding animal behavior can help us learn more about their needs in captivity.
- aggressive behavior
- disruptive behavior
- prosocial behavior
And so does my behavior match what I want?
- And so does my behavior match what I want?
- It's like there are behaviors and there are thought patterns.
- And we did do a paper on behaviour change a decade ago.
- He perpetuates the worst emotions and behavior of human beings.
- And they're going to look back at our behavior and say they were monsters.
- So even meeting gross behavior with compassion can be helpful.
- Phil Houston would tell you this is classic behaviour of a liar.
- So learning new behaviors and learning new habits
- That was almost like that crazy person behavior, right?
- And I really think that that will change behaviors dramatically.
- Her rudeness and her demeaning behavior with others was
- The challenge is a lot of us see the behavior and decide to stay.
Examples
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His behavior was conditioned by forces beyond his control.
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In brief, the participants demonstrated different behaviors in resource use and ability enhancement.
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And so does my behavior match what I want?
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Do not accept that behavior in your life.
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How do you account for his behavior tonight?
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OK, so he describes some of that behavior in more detail.
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For example, suppose I want to understand the behavior of a child welfare agency.
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I apologize, ladies and gentlemen for my friend's behavior.
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The more positive the athletes perceived their coaches' behaviors, the more positive their athletic experience was.
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His research interests involve children and adolescents with severe behavior difficulties and their family interactions.
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Synonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A way to change unwanted actions by rewarding the good and discouraging the bad
- Specialized
A treatment that helps people change actions they do not want by rewarding better ones
Trying too hard to please others by being polite and friendly in a way that does not seem honest
- NSFW
Very cruel or violent actions like those of a wild animal that hurt people
A rule that lets men have more freedom about sex than women and judges them more harshly
- Offensive
To act in an awkward, silly way that makes others feel embarrassed or annoyed
- Slur
A way of acting in public that often includes loud, demanding complaints and asking to speak to a manager
- Specialized
The way a physical system slowly returns to its normal state after a disturbance
- Slur
An insulting phrase for rude or criminal actions blamed on certain travelling communities
- Slur
Clumsy or very energetic actions that draw attention and often make people laugh
- Slur
Strong support for the government and its messages without question, often seen in Russia
How Frequent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
In psychology, behavior means the actions or responses of an organism and the word comes from behave (from be- + have) which once meant to 'hold or conduct yourself'. That's why psychologists study how someone 'acts'—their behavior.