"A delight to read. Marken writes lucidly and compellingly"
Bruce Gregory
Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics
MORE MIND READINGS: Methods and Models in the Study of Purpose
By Richard S. Marken
A collection of papers and essays describing scientific tests of the Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) model of purposeful behavior. "This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to know where psychology is…headed." – William T. Powers, author of Behavior: The Control of Perception
Contents
Foreword, Philip J. Runkel
Introduction
1. Purpose in Perspective
A Science of Purpose
The Blind Men and the Elephant
2. Purpose in Research Methodology
"Mind Reading": A Look at Changing Intentions
The Dancer and the Dance: Methods in the Study of Living Control Systems
3. Purpose in Psychology
The Hierarchical Behavior of Perception
Controlled Variables: Psychology as the Center Fielder Views It
4. Purpose in Biology and Economics
The Ethology of Purpose
H. Economicus: A Perceptual Control System Model of the Economy
5. Purpose in Systems Engineering
PERCOLATe: Perceptual Control Analysis of Tasks
6. References
ISBN 0-9704701-7-7 200 pages including bibliography: $18.00 + s/h paper
Dr. Marken is a Senior Behavioral Scientist at The RAND Corporation where he does research on health care and national policy issues. He is the author of two books and over 50 papers on control theory and psychology.
