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[From Bill Powers (990503.1132 MDT)]

Tim Carey (990503.08020)--
>1. I thought the term "behaviour" in technical PCT referred to the 'working
>of the entire loop' ie perceiving, comparing, and acting. I find it hard to
>understand how someone could externally control these 3 aspects of
>behaviour.
>
>2. My understanding of PCT was that behaviour wasn't controlled but was the
>process by which perceptions were controlled. So again, I'm at a bit of a
>loss to make sense of a "control of behaviour" statement in this forum.

Actually, I think the word "behavior" applies to what other people can see
of a person's control processes. It's used loosely to refer to both input
quantities (qi) and actions (qo), which is why I don't accept it as a
technical term. The terms perception, reference signal, and error signal
are _theoretical_ terms referring to things that are not visible from
outside. They are technical terms.

Best,

Bill P.