Abstract
In this paper a system of hypotheses is presented about the integration of thinking processes into a general organizational schema of human behavior. The general organizational schema of behavior consists of three basic behavioral components and their interactions, namely, orientation behavior, monitoring behavior, and effect-directed behavior. The regulari ties of these forms of behavior are discussed. Thinking is the most developed form of effect-directed behavior. The root and core of human thinking is an internal simulation of external behavior. The conditions for the autonomy of thinking as internal ized behavior are discussed. The standard of thinking is strongly dependent on the extent of control which the subject estimates that he has over his environment. This paper shows how this judgment of actual competence influences the processes and forms of thinking.
I would like to dedicate this paper to Professor H. Wegeneer, University of Kiel, on his 60th birthday.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Bürkle, A . 1979. Eine Untersuchung über die Fahigkeit exponentielle Entwicklungen zu schätzen. Thesis, FB 06, University of GieBen, W. Germany.
Dörner, D. 1979. Problemlösen als Informationsverarbeitung. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.
Dörner, D . 1980. On the difficulties people have in dealing with complexity. Simul. Games 11: 87–106.
Graumann, C.F . 1965. BewuBtsein and Bewuβtheit Probleme und Befunde der psychologischen BewuBtseinsforschung. In Allgemeine Psychologie I. Der Aufbau des Erkennens 1. Halbband: Wahrnehmung und BewuBtsein, ed. W. Metzger. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Kühle, H.J. 1981. Handeln in der Geschichte - Eine Fall- studie über Ludwig XVI von Frankreich. Manuscript, Univer-sity of Bamberg.
Pavlov, I. 1974. Die bedingten Reflexe. Munich: Kindler.
Suedfeld, P . 1978. Integrative Komplexität als eine Variable historischer Forschung und internationaler Beziehungen. In Kognitive Komplexitat, eds. H. Mandl and G.L. Huber. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Wagenaar, W., and Sagaria, S. 1975. Misperception of exponential growth. Percept. Psychophys. 18: 416–422.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1982 Dr. S. Bernhard, Dahlem Konferenzen, Berlin
About this paper
Cite this paper
Dörner, D. (1982). The Ecological Conditions of Thinking. In: Griffin, D.R. (eds) Animal Mind — Human Mind. Life Sciences Research Reports, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68469-2_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68469-2_6
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-68471-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-68469-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive