behavior therapy behavior modification | psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior |
reading assignment | the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher |
disorderly conduct disorderly behavior disturbance of the peace breach of the peace | any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled |
teaching reading | teaching beginners to read |
reading meter reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments, he has a job meter reading for the gas company |
behavior behaviour conduct doings | manner of acting or controlling yourself |
behavior behaviour | (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation |
lectern reading desk | desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer |
reading lamp | a lamp that provides light for reading |
reading room | a room set aside for reading |
demeanor demeanour behavior behaviour conduct deportment | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people |
code of conduct code of behavior | a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group |
palmistry palm reading chiromancy chirology | telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand |
reading | the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message, his main reading was detective stories, suggestions for further reading |
reading meter reading indication | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument, he could not believe the meter reading, the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm |
interpretation reading version | a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something |
reading reading material | written material intended to be read, the teacher assigned new readings, he bought some reading material at the airport |
double standard of sexual behavior | a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women) |
reading program | a program designed to teach literacy skills |
play reading | performance of a play by a group of readers |
reading clinic | a clinic for people with reading disabilities |
first reading | the first presentation of a bill in a legislature |
second reading | the second presentation of a bill in a legislature, to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee's report and take a vote (US) |
reading | a particular interpretation or performance, on that reading it was an insult, he was famous for his reading of Mozart |
recitation recital reading | a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance, the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems |
Reading | a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England |
reading teacher | someone who teaches students to read |
relaxation relaxation behavior | (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance |
behavior behaviour | the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances, the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments |