behavioral
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The wealth effect is the behavioral economic theory that contends people spend more as the value of their assets increase.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
AI agents are basically insiders that operate at machine speed, said Leeron Walter, vice president of strategy at Teramind, an insider-risk-management and behavioral analytics firm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
When the children reached 36 months of age, researchers assessed their neurodevelopment using a behavioral questionnaire and looked for connections between developmental outcomes, gut microbes, and epigenetic patterns.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
In law and social science, we call this impact a chilling effect – the behavioral tendency for people in face of a threat to self-censor and restrain their activities for self-protection.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
“Again, Brianna was not cooperative. I was told she was argumentative and aggressive. This is not the first time we’ve had behavioral issues with her.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing behavioral
Evolutionary Biology - Natural Selection - Middle School
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Evolutionary Biology - Adaptation
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Evolutionary Biology - Natural Selection - High School
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