The difference between Behavior and Conduct

When used as nouns, behavior means human conduct relative to social norms, whereas conduct means the act or method of controlling or directing.

Conduct is also verb with the meaning: to lead, or guide.

check bellow for the other definitions of Behavior and Conduct

  1. Behavior as a noun (uncountable):

    Human conduct relative to social norms.

  2. Behavior as a noun (uncountable):

    The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.

  3. Behavior as a noun (uncountable, informal):

    A state of probation about one's conduct.

    Examples:

    "He was on his best behavior when her family visited."

  4. Behavior as a noun (countable):

    An instance of the way a living creature behaves.

  5. Behavior as a noun (countable, uncountable, biology, psychology):

    Observable response produced by an organism.

  6. Behavior as a noun (uncountable):

    The way a device or system operates.

  1. Conduct as a noun:

    The act or method of controlling or directing

  2. Conduct as a noun:

    Skillful guidance or management; generalship.

  3. Conduct as a noun:

    The manner of guiding or carrying oneself; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.

    Examples:

    "Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished."

  4. Conduct as a noun (of a literary work):

    Plot; action; construction; manner of development.

  5. Conduct as a noun (obsolete):

    Convoy; escort; guard; guide.

  6. Conduct as a noun:

    That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.

  1. Conduct as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To lead, or guide; to escort.

  2. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To lead; to direct; to manage

    Examples:

    "The commander conducted thousands of troops."

    "to conduct the affairs of a kingdom"

  3. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.

    Examples:

    "He conducted himself well."

  4. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)

  5. Conduct as a verb (transitive, music):

    To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

  6. Conduct as a verb (intransitive):

    To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

  7. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To carry out (something organized)

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