proximate mechanism
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proximate
adjective
uk/ˈprɒk.sɪ.mət/us/ˈprɑːk.sə.mət/
closest in time, place, relationship, etc. ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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Theproximatemechanismof a behavior is explored in terms of how the system might work.
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A behavioral biologist finds such reasoning incomplete because description of theproximatemechanismdoes not reveal its raison d'être.
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An adequate description of the ultimate andproximatemechanismcan integrate these views.
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If the animals respond to each other cooperatively, then feedforward can become an importantproximatemechanismfor strengthening the cooperative response.
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This overemphasis on definition reflects the deeper problem that empathy lacks aproximatemechanism.
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The following section will address the extent to which this data can be applied to aproximatemechanismof empathy.
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The calls are an exchange has the potential to act as aproximatemechanismfacilitating coordination, both within conspecific tamarin and heterospecific tamarin.
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However, the proximate mechanisms that increase the utility of social behavior have not been specified.
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The four major perspectives from which behavior can be analyzed are proximate mechanisms, adaptive explanations, evolutionary history, and development.
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The evolutionary criterion and theproximatemechanismmust thus not be confused: the first does require genetic association (of the form brc), the second does not.
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What might be the proximate mechanisms that shape social behavior in accordance with cost/benefit considerations?
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Although these causal explanations do not require any signaling functions, they do not preclude them, and proximate mechanisms can shed light on adaptive hypothesizing.
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This emphasis on proximate mechanisms complements biological perspectives that have focused on ultimate factors that shape social behavior.
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The lack of an elucidation of the proximate mechanisms that promote behavior in theoretical models is responsible for the implication of consciousness.
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Domjan et al. intend to demonstrate a middle range theory of proximate mechanisms for social behavior.
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Biological theories of social behavior have had little to say about the proximate mechanisms that allow individual animals to fine-tune and predict how their day-to-day social interactions will unfold.
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We discuss how the integration of these three perspectives provides insights into important proximate mechanisms of social behavior that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of social interactions.
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Taking a broader view, all functions have the same end in that they contribute to fitness, though they are each manifested through various proximate mechanisms.
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Biology's relevant application is limited to theorizing the ultimate causes of the (non-deterministic) proximate mechanisms of cooperation such as emotional attachments.
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However, this does not entail that the proximate mechanisms governing the "expression" of such social traits in primates and humans necessarily depends on conditions of genetic relatedness "per se".
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