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HomePCTBill PowersAbout Stimulus Response Theory and Perceptual Control Theory

About Stimulus Response Theory and Perceptual Control Theory

April 17, 2022 Matias Salgado Bill Powers, Papers, PCT

William T. Powers

A short post to the Control System Group network (CSGnet) on the difference between cataloging behaviors and modeling systems that use behaviors to control perceptions.

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