ABSTRACT

The Task of This Chapter. The Problem of Adjusted Behaviour. How the Behavioural Environment Directs Behaviour. The Circular Process. The “Adequacy” of the Behavioural World. Cognitive Value of Manifest Organization. Manifest Organization in Phenomenal Behaviour. Its Cognitive Value. Insight. Silent Ego-organization. The Special Problems of Localization with Moving Eyes. Directed Action. The Force Diagrams. Variability of the Dynamic Characters. The Functional Characters of Behavioural Objects. Attitudes and Their Effects on the Behavioural Environment. Emotions. Silent and Manifest Organization. The Dynamic Theory of Emotion. Experimental Evidence. The Will. McDougall’s Hormic Theory. Lewin’s Concepts. Conclusion and Outlook