From Greg Williams (920910)
Bill Powers, recent posts
No time to look at most recent posts now -- headed for Lexington to take th
Sept. HI to the printers. But I woke up with a clear vision of how what I
have been terming "manipulation" goes beyond rubber-banding.
Throwing caution to the winds (i.e., being unpicky about absolute precision of
wording):
Rubber-banding-type control of another involves disturbing a variable which
you know to be controlled by another so they will "correct" for your
disturbance by performing actions which you want to see.
Manipulation involves changing another's uncontrolled perceptions so that
they will control in a way so as to perform actions you want to see. They
will control in that way (assuming your model of the way they control is
adequate) because, given the situation you have led them to perceive, that
is the way they "naturally" control.
In rubber-banding, control works best when the controlee doesn't pay
attention to the actions you want to see. Manipulation can be aided by
the manipulee having a high gain for, and paying close attention to, the
actions you want to see.
Does this clarify? See you tonight or tommorrow morning.
Best,
Greg