behavior pattern

noun

1. a recurrent way of acting by an individual or group toward a given object or in a given situation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of behavior pattern¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Hardly the behavior pattern of someone who had been faithful to his wife for 30 years.

From The Daily Beast

Could a behavior pattern be traced from such an insignificant thing?

From Project Gutenberg