behavioral
adjective
be·hav·ior·al
bi-ˈhā-vyə-rəl 
bē-
1
: of or relating to behavior : pertaining to reactions made in response to social stimuli
behavioral problems
behavioral similarities
Half of all potential guide dogs don't get final clearance because of medical or behavioral issues.—
Cassie Kreitner
Cassie Kreitner2
: relating to or concerned with the social, psychological, and emotional factors that affect financial decisions and behavior
behavioral economics
Behavioral finance … holds that financial man—far from the perfect, mechanical trader depicted in textbooks—is a rather neurotic fellow. He follows the crowd, fails to plan ahead and often makes mistakes.—Roger Lowenstein
Roger Lowenstein
behaviorally
bi-ˈhā-vyə-rə-lē
adverb
bē-
… gradually came to the conclusion that the wild dogs are physically and behaviorally distinct enough to constitute a uniform breed.
—Christine Mlot
Christine Mlot
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Programs include residential and community-based behavioral health services, therapeutic foster care and adoption services, supportive services for homeless young adults, and long-term care for medically complex or terminally ill children.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
In children, exposure to heavy metals has been linked to lower IQ scores, intellectual disabilities, behavioral disorders, respiratory problems, cancer and cardiovascular diseases, and pregnant people can experience miscarriage, stillbirth or birth defects in their children.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
In the two separate cases between 2019 and 2022, Dix was accused of establishing behavioral health care treatment facilities in the metro Phoenix area for the purpose of defrauding the American Indian Health Program within AHCCCS, the Attorney General's Office said.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
The information was used to create psychological profiles of gun owners and assign scores to behavioral traits, such as neuroticism and agreeableness.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
In children, exposure to heavy metals has been linked to lower IQ scores, intellectual disabilities, behavioral disorders, respiratory problems, cancer and cardiovascular diseases, and pregnant people can experience miscarriage, stillbirth or birth defects in their children.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
In the two separate cases between 2019 and 2022, Dix was accused of establishing behavioral health care treatment facilities in the metro Phoenix area for the purpose of defrauding the American Indian Health Program within AHCCCS, the Attorney General's Office said.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
The information was used to create psychological profiles of gun owners and assign scores to behavioral traits, such as neuroticism and agreeableness.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Behavioral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behavioral. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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