Living SystemsOffering a detailed analysis of each of the major aspects and characteristics encountered at all seven levels, Living Systems identifies multiple variables of each of 9 matter-energy and information-processing subsystems, the normal and pathological states of these variables, and practical indicators for measuring changes in them. It also specifies cross-level formal identities among the levels and describes the artifacts, machines, or technologies at each level. |
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... filtering , in which certain sorts of outputs seemed to be used preferentially , occurring more frequently than the others . This was because the subject responded by pushing a specific button over and over rather than risk missing a ...
... filtering , in which certain sorts of outputs seemed to be used preferentially , occurring more frequently than the others . This was because the subject responded by pushing a specific button over and over rather than risk missing a ...
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... Filtering adjustment process . Percent queuing 100 80 60 40 20 T 5 Input in bits per s O ------ 0 10 0-1 0-2 15 Fig . 5-38 Median percent queuing as a function of input rate for the subjects in the O - 1 and O - 2 experiments . ( i ) To ...
... Filtering adjustment process . Percent queuing 100 80 60 40 20 T 5 Input in bits per s O ------ 0 10 0-1 0-2 15 Fig . 5-38 Median percent queuing as a function of input rate for the subjects in the O - 1 and O - 2 experiments . ( i ) To ...
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... Filtering adjustment process ( i ) The omission filtering score could not be com- puted for any individual group at input rates at which the group made less than eight omissions ( see page 179 ) . Because there were many such ...
... Filtering adjustment process ( i ) The omission filtering score could not be com- puted for any individual group at input rates at which the group made less than eight omissions ( see page 179 ) . Because there were many such ...
Contents
Tables of the Critical Subsystems | xi |
Preface to the First Edition | xxvii |
Outline of Chapters 3 4 and 6 through 12 | xxxviii |
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