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View synonyms for behavioral
behavioral
[ bih-heyv-yer-uhl ]
adjective
- relating to a person’s manner of behaving or acting:
The program provides academic and behavioral supports for students of concern.
Most of our biggest health risks are largely preventable with behavioral change.
- Psychology, Animal Behavior. relating to or studying observable activity in a human or animal, often thought of as the aggregate of responses to external and internal stimuli:
This psychiatry textbook offers a thorough discussion of both the behavioral sciences and clinical psychiatry.
Harassment of wild marine mammals has disrupted their behavioral patterns, including migration, breeding, and feeding.
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Other Words From
- be·hav·ior·al·ly be·hav·iour·al·ly adverb
- in·ter·be·hav·ior·al in·ter·be·hav·iour·al adjective
- in·ter·be·hav·ior·al·ly in·ter·be·hav·iour·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of behavioral1
First recorded in 1925–30; behavior ( def ) + -al 1( def )
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