[From Fred Nickols (2007.03.17.2205 EST)] --
My apologies for sending out the earlier oversize file. It contained an embedded logo graphic that greatly inflated its size. A much smaller version is attached.
mona2.doc (249 KB)
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Fred Nickols
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From: "nickols@att.net" <nickols@ATT.NET>
[From Fred Nickols (2007.03.17.1818 EST)] --
Boris Hartman writes in part:
> 3. to find an UFL (User Friendly Language), to present PCT model of
> training to wide publicWell, I don't think I can help with the application of PCT to physical sports.
(A) I'm not much of a sportsman myself and (B) I've not made a study of it. I
do suspect, however, that it will prove to have something to do with practice
and with what many people refer to as "muscle memory" which, in PCT terms, I
take to be the establishment of reference signals at lower levels in the
hierarchy.But, I might be able to help with the UFL portion of your request. I've been
working on that for quite some time. Currently, I'm using what I call the
GAP-ACT model, which refers to the following elements of PCT:G = Goals = reference condition/signal
A = Actions as part of the person = behavior = output
P = Perceptions = perceptual inputA = Actions again but as part of the environment (i.e., what the person can
observe)
C = Conditions and circumstances that affect the Target or Controlled Variable
T = Target = Controlled VariableThere are some papers on my web site that deal with what I hope is a
user-friendly language for PCT.Here are links to them:
A Control Theory View of Human Performance
http://home.att.net/~OPSINC/controltheoryview.pdfThe GAP-ACT Model of Human Performance
http://home.att.net/~nickols/gapact.pdfFinally, I'm attaching another document I've been working on that centers on the
same model.Hope these help...
Regards,
Fred Nickols
nickols@att.net
www.skullworks.com