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Behavior
Behavior (American English) or behaviour (Commonwealth English) is the range of 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 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 behavior actor, operation, interactions, and their properties. A behavior can be represented as a behavior vector.
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Behavior (noun)
Human conduct relative to social norms.
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Behavior (noun)
The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
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Behavior (noun)
A state of probation about one’s conduct.
“He was on his best behavior when her family visited.”
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Behavior (noun)
An instance of the way a living creature behaves.
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Behavior (noun)
Observable response produced by an organism.
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Behavior (noun)
The way a device or system operates.
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Attitude (noun)
The position of the body or way of carrying oneself; posture.
“The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude.”
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Attitude (noun)
Disposition or state of mind.
“… but had a lazy attitude to work.”
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Attitude (noun)
A negative, irritating, or irritated attitude; posturing.
“Don’t give me your attitude.”
“You’ve got some attitude, girl!”
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Attitude (noun)
The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
“The airliner had to land with a nose-up attitude after the incident.”
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Attitude (noun)
A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
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Attitude (verb)
To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
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Attitude (verb)
To express an attitude through one’s posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.
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Attitude (noun)
a settled way of thinking or feeling about something
“he was questioned on his attitude to South Africa”
“being competitive is an attitude of mind”
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Attitude (noun)
a position of the body indicating a particular mental state
“the boy was standing in an attitude of despair”
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Attitude (noun)
a position in which one leg is lifted behind with the knee bent at right angles and turned out, and the corresponding arm is raised above the head, the other extended to the side.
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Attitude (noun)
truculent or uncooperative behaviour
“I asked the waiter for a clean fork and all I got was attitude”
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Attitude (noun)
individuality and self-confidence
“she snapped her fingers with attitude”
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Attitude (noun)
the orientation of an aircraft or spacecraft, relative to the direction of travel.