The name is absent

induction. The act of introducing or bringing in.

intelligence. We need a being to perform an action in order to judge his/her/its intelligence.

Intelligent actions are the ones people judge to be intelligent. (See Section 1.1.1.)

imitation. The following or copying of a pattern, model or example.

motivation. The reason for the action.

motivated behaviour. A motivated behaviour requires an internal need (motivation) in order
to be executed. (See Introduction and Section 3.7.)

opportunism. The art or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances.

plasticity. Adaptation ability of neural circuits by connection or disconnection of parts of the
circuit. Ability of learning in neural circuits.

reactive behaviour. A behaviour that shows a strong dependence of an external stimulus. (See

Introduction and Section 3.6.)

reasoned behaviour. Behaviour that is selected using of concepts. (See Introduction.)

reflex behaviour. A fast action triggered by the perception of a particular stimulus. (See
Introduction and Section 3.5.)

robustness. A system is considered robust if its functionality degrades “gracefully” when
components of the system stop working.

situatedness. An agent is situated in his environment if he can perceive it and act upon it.

social action. A social action is an action that deals with another entity as his similar
(Castelfranchi, 1998). (See Section 2.2.)

sociality. The condition of a group when its members interact among them socially (i.e. through
social actions).

society. A group of individuals exhibiting intelligence interacting among them through social
actions.

vegetative behaviour. Internal actions in charge of the survival of the organism (e.g.
metabolism). (See Introduction.)