How about getting an A in a behavior modification course, or losing 10 pounds ; are those behaviors? No, those are products of behavior. The behavior that produces an A is studying effectively. The behaviors that lead to weight loss are resisting overeating and exercising more. Walking, talking out loud, throwing a baseball, yelling at someone all are overt(visible) behaviors that could be observed and recorded by an individual other than performing the behaviors. The term behavios can also refer to covert (private, internal) activities that cannot be readily observed by others. All behaviors is potentially observable. However,private or covert behaviors do not typically refer just to behaviors done in private.