Definition of Behavior

Burton (1962: 97) states that behavior is a characteristic way of reacting; it is integrated collection of meanings; appreciations, and specific skills. A behavior is the way an individual carries over into action what has been learning. Additionally, Carroll (1969: 28) states that behavior is something people do in consequence of how things seem to them. Crow & Crow (1956: 7, 9) explicates that behaviors are all of a person’s dynamics and functional reactions, they are the resultants of inner motivation or environmental stimulation, they are motivated by inner wants and urges, as well as being stimulated by external environmental conditions and situations, including human interrelationship, it is Furthermore, Frandsen (1967: 668) explains that behavior is an organization of specific responses adapted to a particular purpose. In addition, Gage & Berliner (1984: 178) states that behavior is the stable traits of persons. Moreover, Morse (1969: 536) says that behavior is the cumulative outcome of complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors. Smith & Hudgins (1964: 325) clarify that behavior includes the things people do, what they say, how they feel, and what they think.
From the experts’ definition above, the writer concludes
In this research, parents’ attitude is a stable characteristics or traits of parents that emphasize a feeling (love, emotion, agreement, evaluation, tendency to react positively and negatively, or some degree of acceptance or rejection) and closely related aspects such as opinion and way of thinking organized through experience toward students’ learning.

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Gage, N. L., and Berliner, David C. Educational Psychology. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1984.

Morse, William C., and Wingo, G. Max. Psychology and Teaching. Glenview, Illinois: Scott, Foresman and Company. 1962, 1969.

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