How do the key principles of human and animal behavior enhance interactions between individuals and among societal groups?

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During the stages of human life, human behavior refers to the potential and demonstrated capacity for physical, mental, and social activities. Humans, like other animal species, have a predictable life cycle that includes several stages of development, each with its own set of morphological, physiological, and behavioral characteristics. Prenatal life, childhood, adolescence, and maturity are the stages.

Social interactions, on the other hand, are the acts, behaviors, or practices of two or more individuals who are mutually directed towards each other's selves, that is, any activity that attempts to influence or account for each other's subjective experiences or goals. This implies that the participants in the social interaction must be aware of one another and have each other's best interests at heart.

This does not imply that they have to be in the same room or act in the same way. Enemy generals preparing competing war plans, as well as friends penning letters, are socially interacting. Physical distance, as well as the sort of physical relation or behavior, has no bearing on social engagement. It comes down to a shared subjective orientation toward one another. There is social contact even when no physical activity is involved, such as when two rivals purposefully ignore each other's professional work.

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