FEEDBACK (Heterotelic)
Charles François (2004). FEEDBACK (Heterotelic), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 1254.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1254 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
- “A feedback that works to maintain the organism in a certain relationship with its operating environment, rather than to sustain a certain internal state” (K. SAYRE, 1976, p.54).
SAYRE adds: “Heterotelic feedback differs from homeostasis in directing the response of the environmentally stimulated system back to the environment rather then containing it within the system itself” (Ibid).