Environment is changed to

suit individual

Individual must change to fit environment

Natural Selection Human ActionAdaptability (Intelligence)

No TradeNo Cooperation

TradeCooperation

Limited ResourcesPotentially Unlimited

Resources

Greater Economics

Zero-sum Non Zero-sum

Psychology and Neurology

Study of the structure, and mechanics of the human brain

Neurology Psychology

Study of the output of the human brain – i.e., consciousness

• The experience of pain and pleasure as it motivates an individual

– How an individual learns

• The impact of pain and pleasure on the ideas an individual comes to accept

• The structure and contents of a personal philosophy (theory of life)

• Physical consequences of the ideas that make up the personal philosophy, i.e., emotions

• The term “subjective” is an equivocation. Once must ask what the term means before proceeding.

• M-W.com: – Subjective: characteristic

of or belonging to reality as perceived rather than as independent of mind

– modified or affected by personal views, experience, or background

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The Learning ProcessIntegration

Emotion(Facilitator)

Experiences(Concretes)

Action

Conscious Processing

Abstractions(Understanding)

Subconscious Processing

Introspection

Habituation

Abstractions(Understanding)

Learning requires the flow of information from conscious to subconscious and from subconscious to conscious. If the flow is impeded, learning does not take place.

The Learning ProcessNon-Integration

Emotion(Facilitator)

Experiences(Concretes)

Action

Conscious Processing

Abstractions(Understanding)

Unconscious Processing

Introspection

Habituation Non-Integration Abstractions

(Understanding)

Learning requires the flow of information from conscious to subconscious and from subconscious to conscious. If the flow is impeded, learning does not take place.

The Learning ProcessDenial

Emotion(Facilitator)

Experiences(Concretes)

Action

Conscious Processing

Abstractions(Understanding)

Unconscious Processing

IntrospectionDenial

Habituation

Abstractions(Understanding)

Learning requires the flow of information from conscious to subconscious and from subconscious to conscious. If the flow is impeded, learning does not take place.

The Learning ProcessDenial

Emotion(Facilitator)

Experiences(Concretes)

Action

Conscious Processing

Abstractions(Understanding)

Unconscious Processing

IntrospectionDenial

Habituation

Abstractions(Understanding)

Warning Message

Denial

Nothing is wrong, why do I feel pain?

If information from the conscious mind does not match information from the subconscious mind the emotional response will be at odds with apparent conscious knowledge.