behavioral English · revision 15408

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl/ ''(UK)''; /bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl/, /bəˈheɪvjəɹəl/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|en|behavior|-al]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Relating to behaviour, in psychology: 1927.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is used in phrases such as ''behavioral disturbances'' and ''the behavioral sciences'',^(Webster's Third 1961) and also relates to [[behaviorism]].^(Chambers 2008)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1927 – behavioral (psychology).^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Relating to [[behavior]], especially in [[psychology]]: ''behavioral problems''.^(Webster's Third 1961)^(Stedman's)

+ # Relating to behaviourism.^(Chambers 2008)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[biobehavioral]]

+ * [[interbehavioral]]

+ * [[neurobehavioral]]

+ * [[behavioral science]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[behaviorism]]

+ * [[behaviorist]]

+ * [[behavior]]

+ * [[behave]]

+ * [[behaviour]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Behavioral'' is the American spelling, and British English writes ''behavioural''.^(Chambers 2008)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}