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behavior
noun
the
way
a
person
,
animal
,
or
thing
acts
or
responds
,
especially
toward
others
or
in
a
particular
situation
•
The
teacher
praised
Emma's
polite
behavior
in
class
.
The
teacher
praised
Emma's
polite
behavior
in
class
.
•
The
dog's
excited
behavior
told
us
it
wanted
to
play
.
The
dog's
excited
behavior
told
us
it
wanted
to
play
.
from
behave
+
-ior
,
modelled
on
late
Middle
English
‘
behaviour
’
from
Anglo-French
‘
behaveour
’
behavioral
adjective
relating
to
the
way
a
person
or
animal
behaves
,
or
to
the
scientific
study
of
behaviour
•
The
new
teacher
used
behavioral
strategies
to
keep
the
class
focused
and
calm
.
The
new
teacher
used
behavioral
strategies
to
keep
the
class
focused
and
calm
.
•
Scientists
carried
out
a
behavioral
study
on
dolphins
to
understand
how
they
communicate
underwater
.
Scientists
carried
out
a
behavioral
study
on
dolphins
to
understand
how
they
communicate
underwater
.
From
the
noun
behavior
+
-al
,
first
recorded
in
the
late
19th
century
in
psychological
literature
.
