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be•hav•ior



Pronunciation: (bi-hāv'yur), [key]
—n.
1. manner of behaving or acting.
2. Psychol., Animal Behav.
a. observable activity in a human or animal.
b. the aggregate of responses to internal and external stimuli.
c. a stereotyped, species-specific activity, as a courtship dance or startle reflex.
3. Often, behaviors. a behavior pattern.
4. the action or reaction of any material under given circumstances: the behavior of tin under heat. Also, esp. Brit.,behaviour.

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