proactionn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)prəʊˈakʃn/, U.S.

/proʊˈækʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pro- prefix¹, action n.

Etymology: < pro- prefix¹ + action n., after proactive adj. With sense 1 compare retroaction n. 4b. With sense 2 compare earlier reaction n. 3c.

1. Psychology. Action that affects subsequent learning or the remembering of what is subsequently learned.

ΚΠ

1939 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 52 592 (title) Retroaction and proaction in serial learning.

1974 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 87 54 The differential effects of these potential sources of proaction come into sharp focus.

1986 R. M. Yaremko et al. Handbk. Res. & Quantitative Methods Psychol. 236 Proaction paradigm, a procedure for determining the effect of a previous experience on the subsequent performance of some task.

2. The action or process of being proactive; behaviour or practice that anticipates or takes the initiative (contrasted with reaction).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > condition of being active > proactivity

proaction1953

proactivity1965

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > anticipation

preventing1530

preoccupation1552

anticipation1553

antedate1573

prolepsis1578

forestalment1611

forestalling1641

precourse1678

pre-echo1781

pre-empting1857

previousness1881

proaction1953

proactivity1965

1953 H. A. Murray & C. Kluckhohn in C. Kluckhohn et al. Personality in Nature, Society & Culture (ed. 2) i. i. 10 I will suggest, then, that the term proaction (in contrast to reaction) be used to designate an action that is not initiated by the confronting external situation, but spontaneously from within.

1962 E. E. Hagen On Theory of Social Change ii. vii. 133 Because of his developing capacities, he exercises initiative (proaction) toward his environment, initiative which depends in part on his inherited physiological tendencies; he is by no means merely a passive reactor.

1986 Mag. Bank Admin. June 41/1 Aggressiveness, proaction or other performance criteria are paramount.

1993 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 30 Dec. i. 12 Proaction means identifying the reporters who cover your industry and cultivating relationships with them.

2006 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 23 Jan. a13 There's a lot of reaction here sometimes. We'd like to see more pro-action.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proaction
释义	proactionn. Brit. /(ˌ)prəʊˈakʃn/, U.S. /proʊˈækʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pro- prefix¹, action n. Etymology: < pro- prefix¹ + action n., after proactive adj. With sense 1 compare retroaction n. 4b. With sense 2 compare earlier reaction n. 3c. 1. Psychology. Action that affects subsequent learning or the remembering of what is subsequently learned. ΚΠ 1939 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 52 592 (title) Retroaction and proaction in serial learning. 1974 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 87 54 The differential effects of these potential sources of proaction come into sharp focus. 1986 R. M. Yaremko et al. Handbk. Res. & Quantitative Methods Psychol. 236 Proaction paradigm, a procedure for determining the effect of a previous experience on the subsequent performance of some task. 2. The action or process of being proactive; behaviour or practice that anticipates or takes the initiative (contrasted with reaction). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > condition of being active > proactivity proaction1953 proactivity1965 the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > anticipation preventing1530 preoccupation1552 anticipation1553 antedate1573 prolepsis1578 forestalment1611 forestalling1641 precourse1678 pre-echo1781 pre-empting1857 previousness1881 proaction1953 proactivity1965 1953 H. A. Murray & C. Kluckhohn in C. Kluckhohn et al. Personality in Nature, Society & Culture (ed. 2) i. i. 10 I will suggest, then, that the term proaction (in contrast to reaction) be used to designate an action that is not initiated by the confronting external situation, but spontaneously from within. 1962 E. E. Hagen On Theory of Social Change ii. vii. 133 Because of his developing capacities, he exercises initiative (proaction) toward his environment, initiative which depends in part on his inherited physiological tendencies; he is by no means merely a passive reactor. 1986 Mag. Bank Admin. June 41/1 Aggressiveness, proaction or other performance criteria are paramount. 1993 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 30 Dec. i. 12 Proaction means identifying the reporters who cover your industry and cultivating relationships with them. 2006 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 23 Jan. a13 There's a lot of reaction here sometimes. We'd like to see more pro-action. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1939
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