Antonyms for behavioral


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bih-heyv-yer
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈheɪv yər


Definition of behavioral

Origin :
  • 1927, in psychology, from behavior + -al (1).
  • adj concerned with manner of behaving
Example sentences :
  • Some human activities and the activities and behavioral patterns of humpback whales may be mutually exclusive.
  • Extract from : « Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska » by United States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal Commission
  • Some behavioral differences, however, are pointed out in the account of P. pectoralis.
  • Extract from : « The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico » by Ticul Alvarez
  • These limited observations on chorus structure in Smilisca show the presence of behavioral organization.
  • Extract from : « Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca » by William E. Duellman
  • Juveniles appear particularly aggressive and strike repeatedly when approached, a behavioral pattern definitely favoring survival.
  • Extract from : « Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) » by Ray D. Burkett
  • Nevertheless, behavioral therapies do tend to aim for concrete, specific, and prompt relief of symptoms.
  • Extract from : « When You Don't Know Where to Turn » by Steven J. Bartlett
  • Behavioral psychotherapy seems to have been developed to respond especially to present needs.
  • Extract from : « When You Don't Know Where to Turn » by Steven J. Bartlett
  • The combination of morphological and behavioral characters in the living pygmy mice warrants generic status for them.
  • Extract from : « Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys » by Robert L. Packard
  • There may be behavioral differences between ferox and spinifer and muticus.
  • Extract from : « North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae) » by Robert G. Webb
  • These are all behavioral adaptations that seem in harmony with its mode of life.
  • Extract from : « Natural History of the Brush Mouse (Peromyscus boylii) in Kansas With Description of a New Subspecies » by Charles A. Long
  • These size differences are almost certainly correlated with behavioral and ecological differences among the snakes involved.
  • Extract from : « Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor » by Henry S. Fitch

Synonyms for behavioral

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