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This new book is a great addition to the educational literature. It introduces educators to the most important and revolutionary new development in psychology in decades, PCT. And it does this in an easy, accessible style. It has something for everyone in education, from pre-school teachers to secondary teachers, as well as their students. Even college instructors and educational policy makers can find much of value in this slim volume. ... Read this book! You’ll be glad you did. — Hugh G....
Topics: Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, Psychology, Life Science, PCT, Psychology, Life Science
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Meno's dilemma resolved I think that this book will be ‘compulsory reading’ in graduate schools of education around the country, and that it will arouse a vigorous and healthy controversy by shaking people out of unexamined assumptions and compelling them to rethink stale issues in fresh terms. Perhaps the most welcome thing about the book is Petrie’s capacity not just to avoid being trapped by the jargon of the developmental psychologists and educational schools but actually to breathe...
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In this paper we present some preliminary investigations into the development of an active vision system with the aim of developing a real-world model of simple visual behaviour, based upon a control theory [4] view of purposive behaviour. The goal of the system is to control its fixation with respect to objects of a relatively complex nature.
Topics: Fovea, PCT, fixation, segmentation, clustering
Perceptual Control Theory
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Bill Powers is one of the clearest and most original thinkers in the history of psychology. For decades he has explored with persistence and ingenuity the profound implications of the simple idea that biological organisms are control systems. His background in engineering allowed him to avoid many of the traps that have victimized even the best psychologists of the past. I believe his contributions will stand the test of time. Henry Yin, Ph.D. (Cognitive Neuroscience) Bill Powers’ work in the...
Topics: Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, Psychology, Life Science, Dialogue, PCT, Psychology, Life Science
Bill Powers's suggestion for a ten-minute introduction to PCT
Topics: Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, Psychology, Life Science, William T. Powers, Bill Powers,...
Runkel reviews current psychological research methods (i.e., ‘casting nets’) and tells the reader in an easily understandable way what kinds of information the methods do and do not provide. The spring semester is nearly half completed. I am using your book in two classes. My experience this year is identical to that last year., when I wrote to you, "As time passes … I am increasingly convinced that your book ranks alongside Bill's [Powers] book in 1973 as a seminal work in the new...
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"The ideas in this book are the product of wide reading and research, deep curiosity, and reflective time. They need to be viewed and absorbed from different angles—economics, finance, psychology, entrepreneurship, and innovation.... [Madden's] books are generally aimed at a business audience, but they are “anti-disciplinary,” i.e. they don’t respect the normal boundaries of academic writing, and are all the more valuable for it. Madden has an eye for and is open to new thoughts...
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We describe an experiment in robot control, using a simulated six-legged robot. The robot, herein called Archy, is capable of standing, resisting disturbing forces, and walking over uneven terrain and up and down a staircase. It can continue to stand up and control its body position and orientation even when some legs are removed. The control systems are all simple PID controllers, with a couple of fuzzy controllers for navigating when walking.
Topics: Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, Psychology, Life Science
Sciences of today are not created equal. The physical sciences we depend on today were not always dependable. The life sciences we cannot and should not depend on today may become dependable in the future.
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Suitable as the primary text for introductory college-level psychology courses and for independent study, this textbook provides a unified approach to the entire field of psychology, from laboratory studies of animal behavior, through ethology and studies of human social behavior, to clinical work.
Topics: Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, Psychology, Life Science
This is the pdf. See also video enactment. Same title. The rubber band demonstration, designed to introduce and demonstrate the basic concept of PCT, created by Bill Powers, is featured in several books on PCT, starting with Behavior: The Control of Perception, with an illustrated version in Management and Leadership, page 29. This is the most elaborate and detailed exposition of the rubber band demonstration.
Topics: Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, Psychology, Life Science
Explaining emotion from a PCT perspective
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A hard-hitting essay by the creator of PCT on what you see when you look at behavior through the eyes of a physical scientist.
Topics: Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, Psychology, Life Science
Originally published in 1973, republished in 2005, and soon to be re-issued as a 50th anniversary edition, Behavior: The Control of Perception (B:CP) is the original "engineering textbook" introduction to Perceptual Control Theory (PCT), as fresh and valid today as when first published.
Topics: Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, Psychology, Life Science
Discussion of the standard experimental method used in scientific psychology to show that it is appropriate for inanimate objects but inadequate for living things.
Topics: Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, Psychology, Life Science
Mary discusses the similarities and differences between systems concepts in science and in religion.
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A discusson of popular "theory" vs engineering theory
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Scientific revolutions are few and far between. Converts to PCT claim that PCT is revolutionary. In this short essay, Martin explores four ways to argue the case.
Topics: Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, Psychology, Life Science
14 previously published papers, 1960-1988. The control theory viewpoint has gained many supporters in recent years because of its rigor, its beauty, and its explanatory abilities. This viewpoint was first developed by William T. Powers in the papers in this book.
Topics: Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, Psychology, Life Science
Notes on the notion that the brain plans our movements and issues commands to muscles, pre-computing the precise muscle movements for people or robots.
Topics: Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, Psychology, Life Science
In 1985, in one of his letters to William Powers, Philip Runkel wrote: “I am setting out to write a book on life in organizations. It will be a sort of list and explanation of what you need to know to live a half-way decent life as a member of an organization—what you need to know about individuals, dyads, groups, and organizations. Acting to control input is of course one of the vital things to know about individuals. . . So I want very much not to make a botch of how I talk about the...
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Engineering sciences go far beyond description and metaphor
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An outline of PCT written as a proposal for a series of TV programs.
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Comparing behaviorism, cognitive psych and PCT. Misapprehensions and misstatements
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Why would anyone want to take an interest in PCT? Here is one suggestion.
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A discussion of the origin of PCT.
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About Perceptual Control Theory (PCT), some history, status, and what you will experience when studying PCT. Highlights from an introductory essay William T. (Bill) Powers wrote in May, 1980.
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Why are managements so slow to change the basic approach to managing people? Fred shares a perspective.
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Jim Soldani reports on his experiences and results of applying what he learned from PCT
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Fred Nickols provides a brief, non-technical explanation of PCT and relate it to everyday experience. Copied from Fred's website listed in paper.
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Jim Soldani reports on his experiences and results of applying what he learned from PCT
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A very personal essay on the difficulties experienced as a teacher of PCT
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A paper rebutting misapprehensions about and distortions of PCT by psychologists. This unpublished paper from 1994 was discovered following Mary’s passing in October 2004. Mary was a tireless supporter and advocate of Perceptual Control Theory.
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A follow-up to the paper on The Domain of PCT . How can you evaluate the validity of PCT against the multitude of theories in the field of psychology?
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An intellectual autobiography
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For most of his career, Hugh was way ahead of his time. His papers in this volume still are. The role of the evolutionary process of blind variation and selective retention in all knowledge processes and the understanding of behavior as the control of perception are still mostly unknown in mainstream educational research, theory and philosophy. These perspectives, combined with Hugh’s analytical skills and accessible writing, lead to some radical (and radically useful) implications for our...
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The concept of reorganization as such is irrefutable, but how can it work? In this essay and final comments, Bill Powers touches on the source and evolution of his thinking over the years.
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Every child wonders, sooner or later, how it is that simply wanting one’s hands, arms, legs, body, head, or eyes to move suffices to create the wanted result.... — So begins this lovely essay and overview of the fundamental issues that cry out for answers.
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Most any field of study can be and is being called a science, but not all sciences or scientists adhere to rigid standards or apply proven principles and relevant methods
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Or, why would anyone want to learn about Perceptual Control Theory
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Apple Schematics: videx videoterm schematics
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Journal edited by Greg williams 1991 through 1994. This file suitable for printing on letter size paper.
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What are the differences and do they matter anyway?
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