behavioral
pronunciation
How to pronounce behavioral in British English:
UK [bɪ'heɪvjərəl]
How to pronounce behavioral in American English:
US [bɪ'heɪvjərəl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to behavior
Word Origin
- behavioral (adj.)
- 1927, in psychology, from behavior + -al (1).
Example
- 1. There are dozens of different models that attempt to explain human behavioral change .
- 2. This has led to an explosion in the creation of large records of behavioral data .
- 3. He personifies six decades of behavioral research , his studies repeatedly re-shaped the field of psychology .
- 4. Mutationsthe physical and behavioral changes that make natural selection possible happen at the level of dna and genes .
- 5. Early-stage symptoms like shaking and difficulty with walking eventually may progress to cognitive and behavioral problems such as dementia .