Behavior
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Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conductingone's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of inanimateobjects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of themagnetic needle.A gentleman that is very singular in his behavior. Steele.To be upon one's good behavior, To be put upon one's good behavior,to be in a state of trial, in which something important depends onpropriety of conduct.-- During good behavior, while (or so long as) one conducts one'sself with integrity and fidelity or with propriety.
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IN BIOLOGY-What an animal does, usually as a reaction to their environment.
IN PSYCHOLOGY-Human behavior, can be common, unusual, acceptable, or unacceptable.
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The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others.
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