How does reorganization change intrinsic variables

In a message dated 8/7/2000 11:19:34 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
bruce_gregory@USA.NET writes:

Fred Nickols (2000.08.07.0640 EDT)]

>In PCT terms, I wonder how reference conditions for spending and saving
>patterns get established and then reorganized. Mine don't seem to have
>been reorganized much.

<< [From Bruce Gregory (2000.0807.1407)]
They are established in the same way any reference conditions are
established, by
reorganization. They are changed by reorganization when they are no longer
effective in maintaining intrinsic variables at their reference levels. >>

Mark: OK, Bruce, then how does reorganization change intrinsic variables at
their reference levels in a hierarchical system that can be modeled?

Attached is a MS Word Doc containing a diagram of a proposed Reorganization
Model. If you have another possibility that may work I would like to hear or
"see" it.

Mark

REORGANIZATION1.doc (63 Bytes)

[From Bruce Gregory (2000.0807.1508)]

8/7/00 3:38:40 PM, "Lazare, Mark Crisis counselor, Phoenix AZ" <DTSDTO@aol.com>
wrote:

Mark: OK, Bruce, then how does reorganization change intrinsic variables at
their reference levels in a hierarchical system that can be modeled?

Reorganization does not directly "change" intrinsic variables. It alters the
learned hierarchy whose function is to (indirectly) bring intrinsic variables to
their reference levels.

Attached is a MS Word Doc containing a diagram of a proposed Reorganization
Model. If you have another possibility that may work I would like to hear or
"see" it.

I have no model for reorganization. It is a primitive in my model whose function
to is replace a poorly-functioning control system with another control system
whose "figure of merit" is radomly selected. The new system may improve control
or make it even worse. Reorganization continues until the figure of merit of the
entire system is above some threshold.

BG

[From Bill Powers (2000.08.07.1401 MDT)]
Bruce Gregory (2000.0807.1508)--

I have no model for reorganization. It is a primitive in my model whose

function

is to replace a poorly-functioning control system with another control system
whose "figure of merit" is radomly selected. The new system may improve

control

or make it even worse. Reorganization continues until the figure of merit

of the

entire system is above some threshold.

Very nicely put. Another qualitative way is to say that reorganization
continues as long as the figure of merit is not improving.

Your reply to Marc L. agrees with my understanding of how reorganization
works. Reorganization does not operate directly on intrinsic variables.

Best,

Bill P

In a message dated 8/7/2000 12:50:28 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
bruce_gregory@USA.NET writes:

<<
Unfortunately, there seem to be no labels in the boxes, so I cannot comment.

  >> Attached is a MS Word Doc containing a diagram with lables of a basic
Perceptual Control System Model, the diagram of the model is repeated again
in the proposed Reorganization Model, but because it is so small I could not
lable it.
(but I will try to lable it so it is still readable.)

Mark

Reference1.doc (58 Bytes)

[From Bruce Gregory (2000.0807.1539)]

8/7/00 3:38:40 PM, "Lazare, Mark Crisis counselor, Phoenix AZ" <DTSDTO@aol.com>

Attached is a MS Word Doc containing a diagram of a proposed Reorganization
Model.

Unfortunately, there seem to be no labels in the boxes, so I cannot comment.

BG