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... behavior . Two such models we have already mentioned . One is equifinal- ity , the tendency towards a characteristic final state from different initial states and in different ways , based upon dynamic inter- action in an open system ...
... behavior . Two such models we have already mentioned . One is equifinal- ity , the tendency towards a characteristic final state from different initial states and in different ways , based upon dynamic inter- action in an open system ...
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... behavior after the model of rat behavior ) , to existentialism , for which the human situation is beyond scientific understanding . The variety of con- ceptions and approaches would be quite healthy , were it not for one disturbing fact ...
... behavior after the model of rat behavior ) , to existentialism , for which the human situation is beyond scientific understanding . The variety of con- ceptions and approaches would be quite healthy , were it not for one disturbing fact ...
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... behavior . The more important part , so far as human behavior is concerned , are acquired or conditioned responses . This may be classical conditioning by way of repetition of the sequence of conditional and unconditional stimuli accord ...
... behavior . The more important part , so far as human behavior is concerned , are acquired or conditioned responses . This may be classical conditioning by way of repetition of the sequence of conditional and unconditional stimuli accord ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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