Behaviors that occur during the proceptive phase depend very much on the species, but may include visual displays, movements, sounds and odors.
The term proceptivity was introduced into general sexological use by Frank A.
Beach in 1976[2][3] and refers to behavior enacted by a female to initiate, maintain, or escalate a sexual interaction.
The term has also been used to describe women's roles in human courtship, with a meaning very close to Beach's.
The term proceptive phase refers to pre-consummatory, that is, pre-ejaculatory, behavior and focuses attention on the active role played by the female organism in creating, maintaining, and escalating the sexual interaction.