Roger K. Moore (2023) Abstract: An important open question in human-robot interaction (HRI) is precisely when an agent should decide to communicate, particularly in a cooperative task. Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) tells us that agents […]
Warren Mansell, University of Manchester, UK (2011)
William T. Powers
PCT takes a strongly scientific approach to human nature. It proposes that people and other living systems are purposeful – and that the systems that are responsible for purposeful action are explainable in mechanistic terms. […]
At present, the application of PCT to Law is at its early stages. Hugh Gibbons is one exception. He has co-authored a biological model of human rights based around the tenets of PCT and he also illustrates a case using PCT in this book, “The Death of Jeffrey Stapleton”, published online. […]
A comprehensive introduction to PCT and its implications for the social and physical environment, on a global scale, are described in an online article by Kent McClelland. There are also a number of online articles that relate […]
Sociology involves understanding how people behave in groups, including how they communicate and interact with one another. PCT provides a way to understand how people’s goals operate when in groups, and we can use computers […]
Assembled by Sarah Alsawy & Warren Mansell (August 2012) Historical and Philosophical Context lntegrative & Transdiagnostic Theoretical articles PCT, Core Processes, Goal Conflict and Mental Health – Research Studies Method of Levels – lntroductory articles […]
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