Re: Article A Human Ethogram: Its Scientific Acceptability and Importanc...
Though many may not know about it: Piaget described TWO sorts of equilibration: one, a good balance between assimilation and accommodation AND, THE OTHER, a balance between remaining with the behavior pattern sets of a given Period (stage) OR progressing to the next stage. This second sort of equilibration was never well-explained in any way by Piaget, and he knew it. He only said it depended on "biological maturation". (Because this was a continuing question for Piaget, there is no wonder why the last book he wrote in his life was on Equilibration.)
ETHOGRAM THEORY:
This neo-Piagetian Theory (described in a major paper and Project) completes (fills the gap in) Piaget's Theory: it describes generally, and then in some detail, the OBSERVABLE biological/behavioral adaptation processes that are the basis of the stages. ALL HYPOTHESES REQUIRE JUST DIRECT OBSERVATION (of proximate causes) AND ARE COMPLETELY TESTABLE (and thus are verifiable).
[ Modern eye-tracking technology and perhaps computer-assisted analysis likely are needed. ]
This is the ONLY theory that NOT ONLY fills these major gaps in ALL Piagetian and ALL neo-Piagetian theories.
BUT ALSO, for the first time, in any true and meaningful way, brings "innate factors" and learning actually TOGETHER SIMULTANEOUSLY -- that which is needed to end the long-standing dualism. There is no other theory like this. This is my offering to you.
It takes only about 450 pages of reading/explication for its FULL JUSTIFICATION, and to understand the details of this theory. For all these readings: READ what's in the Human Ethogram Project (it's ALL here on researchgate).
PLUS: The "A Human Ethogram ..." is also the ONLY fully grounded developmental psychology theory (grounded, as any true psychologist would want it: in terms of verifiable directly observable overt behavior patterns AS proximate causes). AND: It is the ONLY theory that make full use of all the terminology of classical ethology (biology of behavior, itself (i.e. per se))
IN ADDITION: This theory also solves 3 out of 5 (or so) things-in-theory that "hold up" General Artificial Intelligence; PLUS, it is a concrete enough outline of that which is involved in cognitive development so that it is USEFUL, IN A FULLY PRACTICAL SENSE, for General AI (see my other Project relevant to this). Enough??
Article A Human Ethogram: Its Scientific Acceptability and Importanc...
AND: Book NOW the nearly complete collection of essays (RIGHT HERE) _B...
Another IMPORTANT ADDITION: I must add that this long paper points out the unproven, likely incorrect "operating" 'assumptions' (basic 'foundational' beliefs behind, and for, VIRTUALLY ALL THINKING AND JUSTIFICATIONS) prevalent throughout psychology. _AND_ it states and describes the alternative (more likely, biologically compatible) assumptions one should use. Many of the ramifications of the new assumptions for much better science (a science of psychology) are spelled out (in the 323-page Collected Essays -- written recently to explicate all that was just indicated). With this new perspective and the new research it generates (through its testable hypotheses) , psychology (like classical ethology) becomes "a biology of behavior" ;
Alternate title, given on academia.edu :
A Theory with a most-reasonable Change in Basic Assumptions and. with a Simple, Well-specified Testable Hypothesis, can change the face of psychology and make it a Full Natural Science
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