Mead was influenced by behaviourism, both negatively and positively. As is usually the case, this work benefited in no way whatsoever from support or encouragement from the Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, or any of its academic staff, nor from the University of Warwick as usual. Symbolic interactionism is a theory which concentrates on the interactions between individuals. It describes individuals as constantly evolving symbol using agents. Charon, Joel M., Symbolic Interactionism , Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall, Engelwood Cliffs, NJ, 1992.
Goals have a relatively more stable position.
Goals can be described as states that an agent would like to obtain. It is important to reason about the situation one finds, or expects to find, oneself in so that we can act appropriately. Charon, Joel M., Symbolic Interactionism , Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1992.