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Brad Jesness has added an update

Sep 20,2019

Others see the many types of abstract concepts and how they are situationally-based (circumstances-based) in several very different ways, and these ways are qualitatively different.

Others see the many types of abstract concepts and how they are situationally-based (circumstances-based) in several very different ways, and these ways are qualitatively different. A very good example of a paper that describes all this is: Situational systematicity: A role for schema in understanding the differences between abstract and concrete concepts ( Situational systematicity: A role for schema in understandin... ) With the many varied bases for abstract concepts, it should quickly occur to some that this does not happen happenstancally NOR are there a series of super-wise teacher-engineers implementing all these possibilities (which I see as realities) into the development of the natures of abstraction. It is ontogeny, true hierarchical stages/levels (throughout childhood, 0 - 18 yr. old, minimally) which allow for new possibilities for thinking, which allow for all these sorts of abstraction. [ A true hierarchical development involves: there being the Subject seeing NEW THINGS (whatever the nature of such 'things' need be); in short, in a major sense hierarchical development involves some 'thing(s)' BEING ADDED. It is NOT just based on consolidation, integration, generalization, and selective application (including inhibitions) but also, IN REAL EFFECT involves something(s) added:  either seeing something new in the environmental circumstances (of course, including ACROSS CIRCUMSTANCES, and maybe just sometimes).  AND:  If not an altogether literally a new aspect of ('thing' in) the environment AND/OR environments [(though seeing a 'thing' which is NEW may be possible)] , then (basically equivalently) the seeing of some aspect(s) in a significantly new context -- which would also count as &quot;seeing a new 'thing'(s) &quot;. ] All my hundreds of pages of writing, available on researchgate, are about this (or explaining or justifying the perspective and approach, or contrasting this with present views/theories).

Brad Jesness has added an update

Sep 19,2019

General Orientation and Overview

Surprisingly a general orientation and overview of this Ethogram Theory Project can (in addition to other writings and Updates here) be provided by the Update to my AI Project, made by ME TODAY (9-9-2019) (ignore the new References -- they are not &quot;Updates&quot; (though both are in the Project Log)). Here is the address of the AI Project, where you can find the recent Update of 9-19-2019 and read that for one (another) overview of Ethogram Theory's outlook on Human Development: https://www.researchgate.net/project/Developing-a-Usable-Empirically-Based-Outline-of-Human-Behavior-for-FULL-Artificial-Intelligence-and-for-Psychology

Brad Jesness has added an update

Sep 18,2019

Good Empiricism only from a full-fledged BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE (behavior patterns per se and &quot;just&quot; that for ALL grounding): a new rightful behaviorism

Behavior PATTERNS will show a full biological order, beyond that which we can &quot;otherwise&quot; conceive -- AND, no matter what we do (as well). ONE MUST EXPECT: Behavior patterns are a complete, cogent, coherent true full aspect of Biology : a point of view rarely attempted recently (because of a lot of truly bad history), but now (with technology) with new possibilities. Behavior patterns will well-explain the constituent behaviors and other behavior patterns (inter-patterning, if you like). So behavior itself, plus regard for the Memories (which is regard for EXPERIENCE ITSELF, i.e USE OF patterning of past behavior-patterns-in-environmental circumstances (in a broad sense)), will explain ALL. Like classical ethology: behavior patterns literally, basically circumscribing (AKA DEFINING) behavior patterns. I will not repeat what I wrote elsewhere but just give you a link: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Logic_with_empiricism_greatly_favor_the_cognitive-developmental_view_of_Ethogram_Theory_the_only_choices_require_involve_a_break_with_empiricism

Brad Jesness has added an update

Sep 5,2019

Project Description Elaboration and Note to all my &quot;Followers&quot; : I have reached my Following Limit

The second &quot;bullet point&quot; _under the phrase &quot;Ethogram Theory is about: &quot;, of the Project Description, has been elaborated and updated to read: &quot; AS the 'biology of behavior' (which is what ethology is (Eibl-Ebesfeldt,'75)), one can make very a useful, strong case for the application of the basic Principles of BIOLOGY to behavioral patterns (e.g. homeostasis), and I do in the papers. By &quot;biology of behavior&quot;, I am referring to the patterning (and inter-patterning) OF BEHAVIORS PER SE : I very much believe that not only can _THAT_ be a good and real science, but it is hard to imagine that behavior patterns could otherwise be well-understood : Behavior patterns, being that which in-good-part define composite behaviors AND related behavior patterns. &quot; Note to all my &quot;Followers&quot; : I would follow you back, if I had not reached my Following Limit.

Brad Jesness has added an update

Sep 3,2019

Seeing 'things' anew can be seeing &quot;new things&quot; -- and sometimes be such as that during stage shifts

The natural development of the Memories (integration, consolidation, generalization), THEN major changes are impelled, IN _THAT_ FINAL PREPARED CONTEXT, MAINLY by what literally is OR has the status of perceptual shifts:  you immediately start seeing new concrete aspects of situations (new things) and/OR you see-anew concrete * aspects (THUS: new 'things' or sets of things, also 'things') in an entirely new context; _EITHER involve new gazing and looking (as the concrete manifestation in behavior patterns).  (This new perception naturally results in, i.e. moves to, attending to these very (exact) new things (new or, equivalently, things in a holistically new context) and THEN new learnings going from there.) With either sort is a perceptual shift -- and it &quot;just happens&quot; when the organism is prepared.  (So:  seeing  old concrete aspects anew is just as dramatic as seeing completely new elements/objects in situations, in effect.  But know that seeing completely new concrete aspects is a possibility that must not be ruled out, at least in some &quot;applications&quot; of the new sort of &quot;template&quot;.) These perceptual shifts ARE the inception of each new stage of cognitive development, there being at least 5 of these stages in human child development (ontogeny), and those with phases (some major current theorist/researchers say 2 major phases per stage).  In any case, &quot;the purpose&quot; and result is new abstract thinking abilities (grounded empirically as indicated AND as they must be since adaptation to environments is the whole nature of the things).  The perceptual shifts (and, they are of that nature: of perception) are the major key literal inception of each new level of abstract representation and abstract thinking abilities.   It is with new abstraction abilities that each of the 5 stages is qualitatively different. AND that new level of thinking becomes common, across many and different situations/circumstances (as well as likely involving a perspective, of the Subject, that may ALSO be across times and circumstances in the first place, at first appearance (in the individual instance of &quot;seeing&quot; leading to understanding) -- the result of significant development of the Memories ** (much underestimated now)). AND, the really (other) good news (nothing hard here) is that other changes involve ONLY the simple sorts of associative learning:  sensitization, habituation, classical and operant conditioning (BUT, NOW, we have the proper contextS). * FOOTNOTE: &quot;Concrete&quot; means directly observable and in its nature completely overt.  This is the basis of what new (or anew) is &quot;seen&quot; and of the behavior patterns &quot;seeing&quot;, BOTH.  (The latter is often largely just shifts in sets of behavior patterns, this dramatic enough to at least seem like new behavior patterns, and possibly best conceptualized as such; the former may involve imagining contexts (real context, real enough to be in the Memories) across space and time, to make what newly seen or seen anew ( to be seen or in a greater context see-able).) ** When one examines the definitions of the various Memories, these definitions (themselves) indicate that the Memories (the several different ones, working together) constitute basic EXPERIENCE ITSELF (integrally and always &quot;used&quot; as major contextualization by &quot;working memory&quot;).