BEHAVIORAL UNCERTAINTY
Charles François (2004). BEHAVIORAL UNCERTAINTY, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 274.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 274 ▶ |
| Object type | Discipline oriented |
A certain level of leeway in behavior.
While behavior must be more or less narrowly chanelled by mental and psychological algorithms in order to respond efficiently to a wide range of variations in the environment, a degree of leeway is also necessary for adaptation.
Behavioral uncertainty is especially developed in man and gives him an increased power to select alternative responses when faced with hitherto unknown or unforecasted changes.
It tends however to decrease with ageing.
Cognitive maps, which are necessarily normative, tend to reduce behavioral uncertainty, but at the same time allow for it, at least in some measure.