overt behaviour
collocation in Englishmeaningsofovertandbehaviour
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overt
adjective
uk/əʊˈvɜːt/us/oʊˈvɝːt/
done or shown publicly or in an obvious way and ...
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behaviour
noun
uk/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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(Definition ofovertandbehaviourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They are restricted to observingovertbehaviour, and deducing intentions from it.
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The folk concept, properly analysed, of an intentional state is not that of a covert cause ofovertbehaviour.
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One of the key insights provided by connectionist models is that the mapping betweenovertbehaviourand underlying mechanism is often nonlinear.
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Such data reveal the need for caution when evaluating similarovertbehaviourboth within and across species.
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Only then can one judge if similarovertbehaviouris underpinned by similar underlying cognitive processes.
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Theory of mind can be seen as the means by whichovertbehaviouris interpreted in the light of inferred mental attributes.
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Her study suggested that not allovertbehaviouris obvious to the person being cared for, and identified five categories of caring : anticipatory, preventive, supervisory, instrumental and protective.
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The former claim is supported with data from experiments that require overt behaviours, such as button presses, in rapid response to reasonably simple stimuli.
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Conduct relates toovertbehaviour, so that thoughts, for example, are not delictual.
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Punishment does not result in change of propensity, although it may restrictovertbehaviour.
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