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Table of Contents

 

Title Page        -           -           -         0

Dedication      -           -           -          1

Table of Contents       -           -          2

Forward to the posted version -         3

Preface            -           -           -         4

PART ONE: THE OPERATING SYSTEM

I. Problem      -           -           -       5

II. Premise    -           -           -         6

III. Postulates and Axioms    -         7

IV. Theory       -           -           -     14

PART TWO: JUSTIFICATION

V. Theorem     -           -           -       28

VI. Induction   -           -           -       50

VII. Proposition     -           -           - 67

Notes   -           -           -           -          74

Outline   -           -           -         -         82

List of Illustrations     -           -           89

Bibliography   -           -           -           90

About the Author        -           -          101

Epilogue         -           -           -          101

Topical Outline

 

The Theory of Behavior

- Beta Version -

by
The Author

Volume I:

Why we do what we do.
What it takes for us do something different.

Title Page

  • Copyright and address
  • Contact information

Dedication
Table of Contents
Authors’ Forward to the Posted Version

  • Nature of the subject
  • Urge use and consideration
    • Structure
    • Treatise, synthesis, theory

    Beta version

    • Individuals, researchers, businesses

Feedback

  • Only we can give proper review

Preface

  • Grad school theory.Field experience
  • Productivity interests
  • The expert’s results
  • The employee variable
  • Bringing more to work than their lunch
  • Cases in point: Mike, management
  • Why

PART ONE: THE OPERATING SYSTEM

I. Problem

  • Definition
  • Why do people do what they do?
  • Why make the effort?
  • A single answer?

II. Premise

  • Definition
  • Interest manifestations
  • Others’ actions impact
  • Pervasiveness
  • Understandings
  • Science and conjectures
  • Seeking explanation
  • Hubris

III. Postulates and Axioms

  • Definitions
  • A definable logic accounts for behavior
  • Process and variables dichotomized
  • People behave rationally
  • People operate from their perceptions of reality
  • People manipulate variables
  • Behaviors are restricted to known options
  • People have a choice of behavior
  • Behaviors are mutually exclusive
  • People make positive and negative pairings
  • Rewards and punishments are core elements, but…
  • Valence depicts reward/punishment power
  • Rewards and punishments are comprised of sub-elements:
  • Rank, Contingency and Saturation

IV. Theory

  • Definition

    • A. The Basic Concept

    • The process
    • B=R-P
    • Attraction of a behavior option
    • An option's desirable vs undesirable factors

    B. The Sub-Elements

    • Overview of the sub-elements
    • 1. Rank
      • Relative strengths
      • Cohesive groups
      • Scalar not rank position
      • No absolutes
    • 2. Contingency
      • Link
      • Probability
      • Predicated on purveyor
      • Source of stereotypes
      • Lady from Muncie
      • Contingency curve
      • Natural effect
    • 3. Saturation
      • a. General Definition
        • $100>$1
        • Role
        • Overlooked
      • b. Saturation Point
        • Saturation point
        • Punishment peaks
      • c. Scoring
        • 100% full saturation
      • d. Configuration
        • Thirst in desert
        • Cyclical influence
        • Variable incidence
          • Increment
            • Quantity factored by quality
          • Time
      • e. Scalar Shift
        • Repeated saturation shifts curve
          • Spoiled child
          • Underachievement
          • Incessancy
          • Increments and time
          • Split

    C. The Curves

    • Coexistence of C S and K curves
    • The landscape

    D. Summary

    • The math
    • Comprehensive explanation
    • B-Set

PART TWO: JUSTIFICATION

  • V. Theorem
    • Definition
    • Can design account for observable data
    • A. The Behavioral Sciences
      • 1. Issues with the Sciences of Behavior
      • 2. Empirical and Objective
        • Happiness
        • Satisfaction
        • Anxiety
        • Fear
        • Panic
        • Despair
        • Self-destruction
      • 3. Infinite Data
        • Adaptive mechanisms
      • 4. Objective and Neutral
      • 5. Reliability and Predictability
    • B. The Formation and Origin of K's
      • Motivation
      • Goals
      • Needs
      • Truisms
    • C. Three Concepts
      • 1. Learning
        • a. Modifications in Existing Systems
          • (1) K Mode Learning
          • (2) S Mode Learning
          • (3) C Mode Learning
        • b. New R's and/or P's
        • c. Loss or Gain of B-Sets
          • (1) Loss
          • (2) Gain
        • d. I-Bits
      • 2. Intelligence
        • Meaning
        • Capacity, complexity and rapidity
      • 3. Creativity
        • Characteristics
        • Process
        • Intelligence and creativity
    • D. Physiology
      • 1. Inherent Factors
        • Propensity and opportunities
        • Inherited
      • 2. Deviations
        • Individual differences
          • Hormonal
          • Intellectual
          • Physical
        • Abilities' influence
      • 3. Interventions
        • Damage
        • Impositions
      • 4. An Afterthought - Nature vs. Nurture
        • Registry of data
        • Reinforcement of data
        • Synonymity
    • E. Disorders
      • 1. Informational Disorders
      • 2. Situational Disorders
      • 3. Physiological Disorders
      • 4. Process Disorders
      • 5. Societal Disorders
    • F. Group Behaviors
      • 1. Cultural Distinctions
      • 2. Conflict
      • 3. Scapegoating
      • 4. Communication
      • 5. Overview
    • G. Behavior Change
      • 1. Introductory Comments on Change
      • 2. The Elements of Change
        • a. Contingency Based Change
        • b. Rank Based Change
        • c. Saturation Based Change
      • 3. Moderating Variables
        • a. Resistance to Change
        • b. The Approach
        • c. The Control
      • 4. Self-Change
  • VI. Induction
    • Definition
    • Explanation
    • A. Anthropology
    • B. Sociology
    • C. Economics
      • Influence of behavioral variables
      • Nothing Inherently R or P
      • No single great motivator K
      • Hedging (C)
    • D. Education
      • Formal Education
      • The valence of learning
      • The role of relevance
      • Teaching technique
    • E. Leadership and Management
    • F. Political Science
      • 1. Political Systems
      • 2. Intergroup Relations
      • 3. Public Service
      • 4. External Variables
      • 5. Jurisprudence
    • G. The Human Operating System
      • 1. Philosophy and the Computer
        • a. Consciousness
        • b. Understanding
        • c. Thinking
        • d. Feeling
      • 2. The Computer
        • a. Artificial Intelligence
        • b. Computer Application of Theory Constructs
        • c. Concluding Thoughts on the Computer
  • VII. Proposition
    • Definition
    • A. Conceptual Review
    • B. Evaluation
      • 1. Support
        • Explain phenomena
        • Fluidity
        • Symmetry
        • Simplicity
        • Efficiency
        • Verifiability
        • Comprehensiveness
      • 2. Difficulties
        • Unproven
        • Individual effort
        • Presumptiveness
        • Introspectiveness
        • Contradictory
        • Quantum leap
        • Periphery
        • Logic
        • Truism
        • Conjecture
    • C. Conclusion
      • Value of theories
      • Rigors of science
    • D. Objectives
      • Synthesis
      • Explanation
    • E. Discussion
      • Possibility
      • Issues
      • Zero-sum
      • Understanding
    • F. Proposition
      • Understanding
      • Try it out
      • BToB > Bn

Notes
Outline
List of Illustrations
Bibliography
About the Author
Epilogue