Behavior vs. Demeanor — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Behavior and Demeanor
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Behavior
Behavior (American English) or behaviour (British English; see spelling differences) is the actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems or artificial entities in conjunction with themselves or their environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the (inanimate) physical environment. It is the computed response of the system or organism to various stimuli or inputs, whether internal or external, conscious or subconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary.Taking a behavior informatics perspective, a behavior consists of actor, operation, interactions, and their properties.
Demeanor
The way in which a person behaves; deportment.
Behavior
The manner in which one acts or behaves.
Demeanor
(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.
The man's demeanor made others suspicious of his intentions.
A confident demeanor is crucial for persuading others.
Behavior
The actions or reactions of a person or animal in response to external or internal stimuli.
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Demeanor
Management; treatment; conduct.
God commits the managing so great a trust . . . wholly to the demeanor of every grown man.
Behavior
One of these actions or reactions
"a hormone ... known to directly control sex-specific reproductive and parenting behaviors in a wide variety of vertebrates" (Thomas Maugh II).
Demeanor
Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien.
His demeanor was singularly pleasing.
The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor.
Behavior
The manner in which something functions or operates
The faulty behavior of a computer program.
The behavior of dying stars.
Demeanor
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Behavior
(uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.
Behavior
(uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
Behavior
A state of probation about one's conduct.
He was on his best behavior when her family visited.
Behavior
(countable) An instance of the way a living creature behaves.
Behavior
Observable response produced by an organism.
Behavior
(uncountable) The way a device or system operates.
Behavior
Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; - used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle.
A gentleman that is very singular in his behavior.
Behavior
Manner of acting or conducting yourself
Behavior
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
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Behavior
(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
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