behavior

Thân thiện

The teacher praises the student's good behavior in class.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • (Psychology) The aggregate of the responses, reactions, or movements made by an organism in any situation. This refers to the total observable actions and responses of a living being.
   • The way a person acts or conducts themselves, especially towards others. This describes an individual's demeanor, actions, and social conduct.
   • The action or reaction of something (e.g., a machine, substance, or system) under specified circumstances. This extends the concept to non-living things, describing how they function or respond.
   • Manner of acting or controlling oneself. This emphasizes the aspect of self-management and personal conduct.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The scientist observed the rat's behavior in the maze. (Psychology/Organism)
  • His polite behavior at the dinner party impressed everyone. (Personal conduct)
  • The engineer analyzed the behavior of the new alloy under extreme heat. (Action of a substance)
  • She is working on improving her impulsive behavior. (Manner of self-control)

Advanced Usage

• "To be on one's best behavior": to act in the most polite and socially acceptable way possible, usually in a formal situation.

  • The children were told to be on their best behavior during the ceremony.

• "Behavioral patterns": recurring, predictable ways in which a person or organism acts.

  • The therapist helped him identify self-destructive behavioral patterns.

Variants and Related Words

• Behavioral (adj): relating to or concerned with behavior.

  • The study focused on behavioral psychology.

• Behave (v): to act or function in a specified way.

  • The children must learn to behave properly.

• Misbehavior (n): bad or improper behavior.

  • The student's misbehavior resulted in a detention.

Synonyms

• Conduct: personal behavior, especially in a moral context.
• Demeanor: outward behavior or bearing.
• Actions: the things that someone does.
• Performance: the manner in which something functions or behaves.

Related Phrases

• Code of behavior: a set of conventional principles and expectations governing social behavior.

  • The school has a strict code of behavior.

• Animal behavior: the scientific study of how animals act in their natural environments.

  • She specialized in the study of primate animal behavior.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
2. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
3. the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
   • the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments
4. manner of acting or controlling yourself

Từ đồng nghĩa

• behaviour
• demeanor
• demeanour
• conduct
• deportment
• doings