“Quantitative Analysis of Purposive Systems: Some Spadework at the Foundations of Scientific Psychology“
William T. Powers
Psychological Review, 1978, Vol. 85, No. 5, 417-435
Events
34th IAPCT Conference and 2024 Annual Meeting
Join us for the International Conference on Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) from November 13-15, 2024, with an additional annual meeting for IAPCT members & enthusiasts on November 18. This hybrid event offers both online and face-to-face programming in Perth, Australia, featuring a diverse range of speakers and topics. […]
Bill Powers
The difference between causes and mechanisms of behavior
William T. Powers (2011) In PCT, we say that organisms learn control, not behavior. But the meaning of that isn’t self-evident — isn’t controlling also behaving? The organization of a control system, in most cases, […]
Bill Powers
BYTE Articles
The BYTE articles are a book unto themselves – a four-part introduction to PCT and modeling. […]