behaviourure
Behaviourure is a proposed framework for describing how behavior is organized in individuals or systems. Drawing on ethology, psychology, and cognitive science, it treats behaviour as a repertoire—an array of actions that can be activated by cues, goals, internal states, and social context. The term is not universally defined and varies across sources.
Core ideas include repertoire size (the number of distinct behaviours), structure (how actions are related), context-sensitivity
Measurement and modelling often rely on systematic observation and coding, transition matrices, Markov or state-based models,
Applications are suggested in animal welfare, education, human–computer interaction and robotics, where understanding a behaviourure can
Critics argue that the term overlaps with established concepts such as behavioral repertoire and action selection