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Behaviour vs Proception - What's the difference?

behaviour | proception |

As nouns the difference between behaviour and proception

is that behaviour is the way a living creature behaves or acts while proception is (In the of Justus Buchler) The process of the development of a person's experience by the interaction of behaviour and the environment.

behaviour

English

Alternative forms

* (US) * (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The way a living creature behaves or acts.
    • She can't stop the strange behaviour because she has OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).
  • * 2014 , A teacher, " Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian , 23 September 2014:
    • Teachers will probably be on their best behaviour for your visit – but don't be upset if they don't even notice you; they've got enough going on.
  • The way a device or system operates.

    • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "behaviour" include: human, animal, physical, chemical, mechanical, electrical, organizational, corporate, social, collective, parental, interpersonal, sexual, criminal, appropriate, inappropriate, correct, incorrect, right, wrong, good, bad, acceptable, unacceptable, poor, ethical, unethical, moral, immoral, responsible, irresponsible, normal, odd, deviant, abnormal, violent, abusive, aggressive, offensive, defensive, rude, stupid, undesirable, verbal, nonverbal, learned, professional, unprofessional, adaptive, compulsive, questionable, assertive, disgusting, self-destructive.

    Related terms

    * behave * behaved * behavioural * behaviouralism * behaviouralist * behaviourism * behaviourist * behaviouristic * behaviour pattern * behavioural science

    Derived terms

    * human behaviour

    proception

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (In the (philosophy) of Justus Buchler) The process of the development of a person's experience by the interaction of behaviour and the environment.OED (online) 2007
  • (biology) Sexual behaviour that leads to conception.OED (online) 2007 The term “proceptivity” was introduced into general sexological use by Frank A. Beach in 1976Beach, F.A. 1976 Sexual attractivity, proceptivity, and receptivity in female mammals. Hormones and Behavior , 7:105-138.

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