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[bih-heyv-yer] / bɪˈheɪv yər /


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Quinn said the Applied Behavior Center has since strengthened its compliance, oversight and billing processes and had cooperated with authorities in connection with the 2023 civil settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"Everyone has seen a street musician or a performer adjust to a changing crowd," said Nieh, a faculty member in the Department of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, the cover of “The Behavior Gap,” his 2012 bestseller, features a roller-coaster line showing the ups and downs of greed and fear.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

"Even small changes in their environment can make them suspicious," said Loretto, who is at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, and began the research at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Behavior that had seemed clever and precocious in childhood would have been considered uncouth in a young woman.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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