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"The movement of an organism or of its parts in a frame of reference provided by the organism or by various external objects or fields." B.F. Skinner (1938)
"The behavior of an organism is that portion of the organism's interaction with its environment that is characterized by detectable displacements in space through time of some part of the organism and that results in a measurable change in at least one aspect of the environment." Johnston and Pennypacker (1980)
In essence, behavior is movement which requires displacements in space through time
Noun 1. behaviour - the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"
behavior
activeness, activity, action - the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
2. behaviour - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
demeanor, demeanour, deportment, conduct, behavior
trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
manners - social deportment; "he has the manners of a pig"
citizenship - conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship"
swashbuckling - flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
correctitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behavior
improperness, impropriety - an improper demeanor
personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving
3. behaviour - (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
behavior
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
territoriality - the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory
psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
4. behaviourbehaviour - manner of acting or controlling yourself
behavior, conduct, doings
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
aggression - deliberately unfriendly behavior
bohemianism - conduct characteristic of a bohemian
dirty pool - conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike
dirty tricks - underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent
offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
easiness - the quality of being easy in behavior or style; "there was an easiness between them"; "a natural easiness of manner"
the way of the world, the ways of the world - the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen; "the ordinary reader is endowed with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world"; "she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she had taken the veil"; "he was amazingly innocent of the ways of the world"
behaviour is birth oriented. habit is cultivated.
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