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The following articles about PCT are available in full on the web. Just click a link to read the article.

Articles about the CSG itself (annual meeting, board elections, etc.) will be in our CSG News section.

Best of CSGNet -- about 100 articles of interest from the early years of our e-mail list.

Why I Stopped Reading Verbal Behavior (and Continue to Study Perceptual Control Theory) by Chris Cherpas (1998)

A discussion of the relationship between PCT and behaviors.

The Collective Control of Perceptions: Constructing Order From Conflict by Kent McClelland

Simulations of conflict and discussion of the social implications of PCT. With illustrations.

Perceptual Control and Social Power by Kent McClelland (1994)

The author challenges "...the implications of control theory for our understanding of interpersonal control and social power."

The Biological Basis of Human Rights by Hugh Gibbons and Nicholas Skinner (2000, Adobe Acrobat file/PDF)

Discussion of the human rights and the law in the context of PCT model of human nature.

Adobe Acrobat format; click here for the free Acrobat reader software if you don't have it already.

An alternative view of individual and society: Some implications for sociology by Charles W. Tucker (1992, April)

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City.

(on the Univ. of South Carolina web site)

The Evolution of the Control Paradigm by Dag Forssell: From an engineer's 1927 analysis to a 1943 paper to Powers' work in the 1950's: what led up to PCT
The Nature of HPCT by Dag Forssell (1994): PCT offers a clear explanation for the pervasive phenomenon of simple control. HPCT outlines a hierarchical arrangement as the likely organization of multiple control systems in humans.
About PCT by Mary Powers (1992): abstract: What barriers exist to greater adoption of PCT?

Additional Writings by Bill Powers

An Essay on the Obvious by William Powers (1991): "...attempts to apply abstract physical principles and advanced mathematical trickery to human behavior are aimed at solving a nonexistent problem."
Things I'd Like To Say If They Wouldn't Think I'm A Nut / Or, Overgeneralizations that aren't that far over by William Powers (1989): Is control theory the new faith? Not as long as you can forget everything you've memorized and reason it out for yourself.
An Introduction to Perceptual Control Theory (Standing at the Crossroads), by William Powers (1990): PCT in the context of the times. Mentions PCT in biochemistry, modeling motor behaviors, and artificial intelligence.

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				The following articles about PCT are available in full on the web. Just click a link to read the article. Please note that several introductory articles have been selected for our demos and explanations page; they are not duplicated here. Articles about the CSG itself (annual meeting, board elections, etc.) will be in our CSG News section. Best of CSGNet -- about 100 articles of interest from the early years of our e-mail list. Why I Stopped Reading Verbal Behavior (and Continue to Study Perceptual Control Theory) by Chris Cherpas (1998) A discussion of the relationship between PCT and behaviors. The Collective Control of Perceptions: Constructing Order From Conflict by Kent McClelland Simulations of conflict and discussion of the social implications of PCT. With illustrations. Perceptual Control and Social Power by Kent McClelland (1994) The author challenges "...the implications of control theory for our understanding of interpersonal control and social power." The Biological Basis of Human Rights by Hugh Gibbons and Nicholas Skinner (2000, Adobe Acrobat file/PDF) Discussion of the human rights and the law in the context of PCT model of human nature. Adobe Acrobat format; click here for the free Acrobat reader software if you don't have it already. An alternative view of individual and society: Some implications for sociology by Charles W. Tucker (1992, April) Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City. (on the Univ. of South Carolina web site) The Evolution of the Control Paradigm by Dag Forssell From an engineer's 1927 analysis to a 1943 paper to Powers' work in the 1950's: what led up to PCT The Nature of HPCT by Dag Forssell (1994) PCT offers a clear explanation for the pervasive phenomenon of simple control. HPCT outlines a hierarchical arrangement as the likely organization of multiple control systems in humans. About PCT by Mary Powers (1992) abstract: What barriers exist to greater adoption of PCT? Additional Writings by Bill Powers An Essay on the Obvious by William Powers (1991) "...attempts to apply abstract physical principles and advanced mathematical trickery to human behavior are aimed at solving a nonexistent problem." Things I'd Like To Say If They Wouldn't Think I'm A Nut / Or, Overgeneralizations that aren't that far over by William Powers (1989) Is control theory the new faith? Not as long as you can forget everything you've memorized and reason it out for yourself. An Introduction to Perceptual Control Theory (Standing at the Crossroads), by William Powers (1990) PCT in the context of the times. Mentions PCT in biochemistry, modeling motor behaviors, and artificial intelligence.