Psychology Models

These models and simulations have been tagged “Psychology”.

Completion of  IM-15119  (which added patches to  IM-14058 ). Unconscious affective dynamics Josh Epstein's Agent Zero Book  webpage   Part II p.89 with 2 agent types, spatial patches and location aware, mobile occupying (blue) agents
Completion of IM-15119 (which added patches to IM-14058). Unconscious affective dynamics Josh Epstein's Agent Zero Book webpage  Part II p.89 with 2 agent types, spatial patches and location aware, mobile occupying (blue) agents

 Love affairs and Differential equations. From Michael J Radzicki (1993) Dyadic processes,tempestuous relationships, and system dynamics Syst. Dyn. Rev. 9 (1) :79-94 

Love affairs and Differential equations. From Michael J Radzicki (1993) Dyadic processes,tempestuous relationships, and system dynamics Syst. Dyn. Rev. 9 (1) :79-94 

Based on  1990 SDR Article . Control systems act to make their own input match internal standards or reference signals. Competent control systems create illusions of stimulus response causality. Stimulus-response theory can approximate the relationship between disturbance and action, but it can't pr
Based on 1990 SDR Article. Control systems act to make their own input match internal standards or reference signals. Competent control systems create illusions of stimulus response causality. Stimulus-response theory can approximate the relationship between disturbance and action, but it can't predict the consequences of behavior. These consequences are maintained despite disturbances. See IM-9007 for a double loop version
in the beginning, expectations are normal for a new employee. By excelling, the employee builds goodwill, and immunizes self from criticism and accompanying shame. However, as time goes on, expectations rise until they first reach, and then exceed, the level of the employee's performance. This may b
in the beginning, expectations are normal for a new employee. By excelling, the employee builds goodwill, and immunizes self from criticism and accompanying shame. However, as time goes on, expectations rise until they first reach, and then exceed, the level of the employee's performance. This may be due to demands from multiple sources that are unaware of each other. It may also come about as completed projects add a layer of ongoing, and growing, maintenance. At this point, perceived criticism of the employee's performance occurs. Depending on the employee's potential for shame, which is likely high due to his/her use of this perfectionist defense, this criticism triggers shame, which then results in an avoiding (withdrawal, quitting) or controlling (secondary anger, irritability) defensive response.  Alternatively, the employee may choose effective action, setting boundaries and beginning to address the shame directly, separating it from  performance.
Double loop version of  IM-8908  Based on  1990 SDR Article . Control systems act to make their own input match internal standards or reference signals. Competent control systems create illusions of stimulus response causality. Stimulus-response theory can approximate the relationship between distur
Double loop version of IM-8908 Based on 1990 SDR Article. Control systems act to make their own input match internal standards or reference signals. Competent control systems create illusions of stimulus response causality. Stimulus-response theory can approximate the relationship between disturbance and action, but it can't predict the consequences of behavior. These consequences are maintained despite disturbances. See also Double loop learning and Nurse Thinking Insights. See also IM-9273 for DLL LAIR model
Based on  1990 SDR Article . Control systems act to make their own input match internal standards or reference signals. Competent control systems create illusions of stimulus response causality. Stimulus-response theory can approximate the relationship between disturbance and action, but it can't pr
Based on 1990 SDR Article. Control systems act to make their own input match internal standards or reference signals. Competent control systems create illusions of stimulus response causality. Stimulus-response theory can approximate the relationship between disturbance and action, but it can't predict the consequences of behavior. These consequences are maintained despite disturbances. See IM-9007 for a double loop version
The dynamics of antisocial behavior in adolescents coupled with aversive reactions (e.g. punishment, anger,...) by adults
The dynamics of antisocial behavior in adolescents coupled with aversive reactions (e.g. punishment, anger,...) by adults
Based on  1990 SDR Article . Control systems act to make their own input match internal standards or reference signals. Competent control systems create illusions of stimulus response causality. Stimulus-response theory can approximate the relationship between disturbance and action, but it can't pr
Based on 1990 SDR Article. Control systems act to make their own input match internal standards or reference signals. Competent control systems create illusions of stimulus response causality. Stimulus-response theory can approximate the relationship between disturbance and action, but it can't predict the consequences of behavior. These consequences are maintained despite disturbances. See IM-9007 for a double loop version
in the beginning, expectations are normal for a new employee. By excelling, the employee builds goodwill, and immunizes self from criticism and accompanying shame. However, as time goes on, expectations rise until they first reach, and then exceed, the level of the employee's performance. This may b
in the beginning, expectations are normal for a new employee. By excelling, the employee builds goodwill, and immunizes self from criticism and accompanying shame. However, as time goes on, expectations rise until they first reach, and then exceed, the level of the employee's performance. This may be due to demands from multiple sources that are unaware of each other. It may also come about as completed projects add a layer of ongoing, and growing, maintenance. At this point, perceived criticism of the employee's performance occurs. Depending on the employee's potential for shame, which is likely high due to his/her use of this perfectionist defense, this criticism triggers shame, which then results in an avoiding (withdrawal, quitting) or controlling (secondary anger, irritability) defensive response.  Alternatively, the employee may choose effective action, setting boundaries and beginning to address the shame directly, separating it from  performance.
 Love affairs and Differential equations. From Michael J Radzicki (1993) Dyadic processes,tempestuous relationships, and system dynamics Syst. Dyn. Rev. 9 (1) :79-94 

Love affairs and Differential equations. From Michael J Radzicki (1993) Dyadic processes,tempestuous relationships, and system dynamics Syst. Dyn. Rev. 9 (1) :79-94 

Double loop version of  IM-8908  Based on  1990 SDR Article . Control systems act to make their own input match internal standards or reference signals. Competent control systems create illusions of stimulus response causality. Stimulus-response theory can approximate the relationship between distur
Double loop version of IM-8908 Based on 1990 SDR Article. Control systems act to make their own input match internal standards or reference signals. Competent control systems create illusions of stimulus response causality. Stimulus-response theory can approximate the relationship between disturbance and action, but it can't predict the consequences of behavior. These consequences are maintained despite disturbances. See also Double loop learning and Nurse Thinking Insights. See also IM-9273 for DLL LAIR model
 The fact
that we all strive to reduce psychologically inconsistent thoughts  is a well-researched phenomenon. When we hold
two conflicting thoughts in our heads we feel an overwhelming desire to reduce
this conflict. This desire can be a powerful driver in the way we behave. Most
of us are aware at

The fact that we all strive to reduce psychologically inconsistent thoughts  is a well-researched phenomenon. When we hold two conflicting thoughts in our heads we feel an overwhelming desire to reduce this conflict. This desire can be a powerful driver in the way we behave. Most of us are aware at some level that if we took the threat of climate change seriously we would need to completely change our routines and the way we behave. Flying off on holiday would be out of the question. Swimming pools would be a past luxury. Most of us would need to give up our cars and become vegetarians. The list can be extended almost endlessly. Very often, subconsciously, we try to reduce troubling and inconvenient facts by minimizing, ignoring or even by denying them. Could this be why we hardly talk about climate change even in the face of increasingly frequent extreme weather events and obvious signs that it is occurring now?

This subject needs to be openly talked about between us and in the press. The seriousness of global warming makes it a necessity.  Only when this happens will politicians have the space and incentive to act on our behalf. But before this can happen we need to be aware of the reason why we avoid talking about this subject – this graph tries to illustrate the harmful dynamic that could be responsible for it.

in the beginning, expectations are normal for a new employee. By excelling, the employee builds goodwill, and immunizes self from criticism and accompanying shame. However, as time goes on, expectations rise until they first reach, and then exceed, the level of the employee's performance. This may b
in the beginning, expectations are normal for a new employee. By excelling, the employee builds goodwill, and immunizes self from criticism and accompanying shame. However, as time goes on, expectations rise until they first reach, and then exceed, the level of the employee's performance. This may be due to demands from multiple sources that are unaware of each other. It may also come about as completed projects add a layer of ongoing, and growing, maintenance. At this point, perceived criticism of the employee's performance occurs. Depending on the employee's potential for shame, which is likely high due to his/her use of this perfectionist defense, this criticism triggers shame, which then results in an avoiding (withdrawal, quitting) or controlling (secondary anger, irritability) defensive response.  Alternatively, the employee may choose effective action, setting boundaries and beginning to address the shame directly, separating it from  performance.
How Facebook use can affect the mental health of adolescents.
How Facebook use can affect the mental health of adolescents.
WIP based on  Colin G. DeYoung and Robert F. Krueger A CyberneticTheory of Psychopathology  article  2018
WIP based on  Colin G. DeYoung and Robert F. Krueger A CyberneticTheory of Psychopathology article 2018
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 The 'Psychobiologicla' model was described and articulated by the Australian psychiatrist Niall McLaren.    It consists of hormone releases, principally testosterone, when challenges arise.  These rekeases are genetically governed and create psychological effects. The effects produce moods, feeling
The 'Psychobiologicla' model was described and articulated by the Australian psychiatrist Niall McLaren.

It consists of hormone releases, principally testosterone, when challenges arise.  These rekeases are genetically governed and create psychological effects. The effects produce moods, feelings, and can provoke aggresssive and dominating behaviour.

The simplified model shows that on the perception of a challenging or threatening situation the testosterone level rises in men. Testosterone is  a feel-good hormone that rewards aggression and domination with further releases. This mechanism is self-reinforcing, but can be tempered by personality factors and institutional constraints. As these are primeval processes and effects that are always present when challenges occur, the psychobiological model serves as excellent tool for understanding and interpreting  conflicts.
 The Causal-Loop-Diagram (CLD) explains
how the concerning,  bellicose attitude
adopted by Western countries  against
Russia may have arisen and how some claims made by politicians are irreconcilable
with military and geopolitical reality, that now seem to have hardened into an inflexible
ideologica

The Causal-Loop-Diagram (CLD) explains how the concerning,  bellicose attitude adopted by Western countries  against Russia may have arisen and how some claims made by politicians are irreconcilable with military and geopolitical reality, that now seem to have hardened into an inflexible ideological stance.

The CLD was developed the  LLM, GEMENI, which was instructed to only use links that indicate a ‘causal’ relationship between variables.   The model shows an escalation of arms supplied by Western countries and how a continuing commitment to supply arms to Ukraine can be attribute to the psychology effect of  sunk costs and the development of some kind of kinship arising from the activity of continuous assistance.  These factors also led to a gradual hardening of views to become an ideological narrative.  

SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

Evidence for this step-by-step escalation comes from Germany, (but not only) that initially was prepared to supply only 5000 helmets and then escalated to advanced systems like the PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers and Leopard 2 tanks (and is now even considers the supply Taurus missiles).

PRAGMATIC VALIDATION OF THE MODEL.

 Charles Pierces Pragmatic Maxim says: “Consider what the conceivable practical consequences would if the word/phrase/concept IS TRUE.

Following this instruction GEMINI provided the required observable consequences:

* An increase in military aid followed by a notable  increase in the political rhetoric justifying that aid.

* A rise in "sunk cost" arguments directly correlated with demands for further escalation.

* The "red lines" for aid consistently moving forward, indicating escalating pressure.

* A noticeable shift in political discourse from pragmatic discussion to highly moralized, ideological framing.

No CLD can provide the certainty of its correctness, but a pragmatic assessment can increase significantly  the confidence that  can be paced on their findings and interventions they suggest.  

WIP Summary of Joe Henrich's 2020 Book The Weirdest People in the World: How the West became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous   wikipedia  and  Youtube video  2023 Joseph
Henrich: "WEIRD Minds: How Religion and Family Shape Psychology,
Democracy, and Innovation" 
WIP Summary of Joe Henrich's 2020 Book The Weirdest People in the World: How the West became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous  wikipedia and Youtube video 2023 Joseph Henrich: "WEIRD Minds: How Religion and Family Shape Psychology, Democracy, and Innovation"