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To Brain & Mind Scientist => Please Know That The Webpage Below (And It’s Linked Pages) =>

1) Introduces an entirely new kind of => Theory Explanation Of How Our Mind Works.

2) Which is a General Theory Explanation, and has major parts that well agree with the conclusions of other experts, but the overall panorama of understanding is mostly not presented in existing literature.

3) This view Into The Workings Of Our Mind, is so different that => At first reading you will have difficulty perceiving what it says, and indeed, at first, will no believe it has any truth.

4) For this reason: In your reading of the below (and other linked WebPages), you will have to go slow & let the ideas sink in, so you can begin to see that what is said, actually fits your own direct experience. This way the truth of what is presented will gradually be become evident.

5) And you will gradually come see, that the ideas & conclusions of this Theory Explanation, do in fact, stand true to direct observation.

5) So, if you are young, and of agile flexible mind, and at the start of your career, you will discover this overall viewpoint, offers a way for you to see into The Workings Of Your Own Mind, not to be found anywhere else.

6) And from this, as you will discover, you will become more effective in your personal daily life, learn how to break out of problem hangups, and have more creative ideas. Effectively you will have a => A Brain Owner’s Manual.

7) And, from this, better understand the mind of other persons, and thus be able to better communicate with them.

8) AND as can be directly observed => These results of the Problem Solving Brain, are exactly the Source All Human Creativity!

You Actually Will See It Happen, As Mental Arrivals, Automatically, Spontaneously, Again And Again!
,,,Thus, as you will ever so gradually come to see & appreciate => Overall, any discussions of brain or mind, to most truly and accurately reflect actual direct observation, must of necessity, include the ideas & conclusions presented below and in linked WebPages.

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This Is A Supplementary WebPage On which are Presented Three Side Issues, That The Enthusiast In The Study Of Mind May Want To Eventually Understand The Following Three ISSUES =>

ISSUE1: The Conclusions of A) “Dual Process Theories” Very Well Fit & Support => B) Henry Gurr’s Theory (Explanation) How Our Mind Works.” (See below for Excerpts from Wikipedia Page, that discusses “Dual Process Theories”. )

ISSUE2: How Dual Process Theories, Relate To Henry Gurr’s “Theory (Explanation) How Our Mind Works” Which In Turn, Relate to The two VERY Important Topics Of =>

A) “How Our Problem Solving Brain, With Unconscious Processes, Automatically Generates, Constructs, Creates, ‘A Mental Model’ Of Our Universe Around Us”

B) “How Above A) Is Related to Constructivism (Constructivist Epistemology) '''

ISSUE3: The Huge Field Of Study Called “Constructivism (Constructivist Epistemology) ”

ISSUE1: The Conclusions of “Dual Process Theories” Very Well Fit & Support => B) Henry Gurr’s “Theory (Explanation) How Our Mind Works”

… (To begin to see how this could be true, please read the below Excerpts from Wikipedia, concerning “Dual Process Theories”.
A) Daniel Kahneman Got It Right in The Title of His Book => “Thinking, Fast and Slow “ . (2011) Click Here, For Wikipedia Article On His Book.
… ”The book's main thesis is that of a dichotomy between two modes of thought:

AA) "System 1" is fast, instinctive and emotional; BB) "System 2" is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The book delineates rational and non-rational motivations or triggers associated with each type of thinking process, and how they complement each other, … ”
… In 2012 Kahneman’s book won National Academies Communication Award :Also he won Nobel Prize and did a lot of work that is interesting.
… In the Blue Link Above => You most especially should (eventually) complete study & think about the “Two Systems”, that in this Wikipedia Page,, is seen below the word “Summary”.
This Wikipedia Also Says =>
B) Dual Process Theories, Are A Range Of Theories, Including Daniel Kahneman’s Book “Thinking, Fast and Slow “ .
Click Here For Wikipedia Dual Process Theories..
… EXCERPT ”In psychology, a dual process theory provides an account of how thought can arise in two different ways, or as a result of two different processes. Often, the two processes consist of AA) An implicit (automatic), unconscious [very rapid] process and BB) An explicit (controlled), conscious [quite slow] process. Verbalized explicit processes or attitudes and actions may change with persuasion or education; though implicit process or attitudes usually take a long amount of time to change with the forming of new habits.”
… “Dual process theories can be found in social, personality, cognitive, and clinical psychology. It has also been linked with economics via prospect theory and behavioral economics, and increasingly in sociology through cultural analysis.”
… ”As this article explains, what is (as of ~1995), now called a Dual Process Theory, were formulate by many authors (including Kahneman) going back to William James.”
… At this article’s 1/5th point, you will be very pleased to see a Huge Summary Table of The System 1 vs The System 2. This table lines up very well with, a similar listing, in the above mentioned Wikipedia Article re Kahneman’s Theory.
… The remainder of the article (after the abovementioned Huge Summary Table), is a long detailed good discussion / explanation of the what is in the Huge Summary Table, along with o/c copious references and external links
. .NOTE: ,You The Reader, Need To Keep In Mind =>

The two processed of “Dual Process Theory”, achieve similar looking mental results, but are achieved by Brain Actions that are really quite different. You will have to pay attention, to distinguish thee. .

C) For More Good Discussion Of Dual Process Theories, And Many Other Good Ideas, Re Mind & Intelligence, Is Very Insightful In Chapter 2 of Book “The Nature and Function of Intuitive Thought and Decision Making” , by Lauri Järvilehto, …This Chapter 2 Is Titled “The Nature of Intuitive Thought” , Click Here. =>

D) More Discussion & Conclusions Of Other Researchers, Are In The Following =>

1) Henry Gurr’s Proto-Theory Compares Well, With What Are Stated By Other Workers: Supplement Page ONE:

2) Henry Gurr’s Proto-Theory Compares Well, With What Are Stated By Other Workers: Supplement WebPage TWO:

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ISSUE2: How A) Dual Process Theories & B) Henry Gurr’s “Theory (Explanation) How Our Mind Works” … Relates to C) The two VERY Important Topics Of =>'

A) “How Our Problem Solving Brain, With Unconscious Processes, Automatically Generates, Constructs, Creates, ‘A Mental Model’ Of Our Universe Around Us”

B) “How Above A) Is Related to Constructivism (Constructivist Epistemology)

AA) Our Problem Solving Brain, Responding To Our Ever-Present Surroundings, Generates, Constructs, Creates, Our Everyday Conscious Mental Awareness, =>

1) What Herein Will Be Called => Primary Consciousness

2) Which Is An Ever Present Mental Model (~”Stage”), Into Which Appear, The OTHER Herein Discussed Problem Solution Mental Arrivals, That Automatically (also done with “Fast Thinking”) Come Into Our Conscious Mind.

…Click Here For Extensive Reading => “Our Problem Solving Brain, Unconscious Processes, Automatically Generates, Constructs, Creates, ‘A Mental Model’ Of Our Universe Around Us. (This is mostly achieved In Dual Process Theory’s “Thinking Fast“),

BB) “The Brain Actions Taking Place When People Think About Topics Of Constructivism (Constructivist Epistemology) => Click Here , And AFTER Comes Up Scroll Down To START OF A THIRD LENGTHY INTERLUDE …. Where You Can Read UNDERSTAND THE TOPICS OF => CONSTRUCTIVISM AND CONSTRUCTIVIST EPISTEMOLOGY.

….You will see how => Our Knowledge Of The World Is Always A Human And Social Construction, Which Is Done Mostly In Dual Process Theory’s “Thinking Slow “ .]]

In The Blue Link Below => You Will See In Constructivism, “Mental Aware Views”, Like Following Examples,, From Wikipedia =>
…”Constructivism …[says] that scientific knowledge is constructed by the scientific community, which seeks to measure and construct models of the natural world. According to the constructivist, natural science, therefore, consists of mental constructs that aim to explain sensory experience and measurements.”
…”[According to constructivists], the world is independent of human minds, but knowledge of the world is always a human and social construction.”
…”While not rejecting an independent reality, model-dependent realism says that we can know only an approximation of it, provided by the intermediary of models. These models evolve over time as guided by scientific inspiration and experiments.”
…Click Here To see Remainder of Wikipedia Article.
…NOTE: When people are thinking about the Topic Of Constructivism =>

1) Their “Mental Aware Views”, are achieved mostly in Dual Process Theory’s “Thinking Slow“):

2) By contrast, person’s Problem Solving Brain in responding to their Ever-Present Surroundings, Generates, Constructs, Creates, “Mental Aware Views”, of their surrounding world, called in Henry Gurr’s theory “Primary Consciousness: This of course an actual accomplished Constructivism, And these “Mental Aware Views”, are achieved mostly in Dual Process Theory’s “Thinking Fast“

…NOTE:The above mentioned “Generates, Constructs, Creates,” is pointedly discussed in Robert Pirsig’s book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” where he must really mean it because he TWICE says => “But that which causes us to invent the analogues is Quality. Quality is the continuing stimulus which our environment puts upon us to create the world in which we live. All of it. Every last bit of it.” …. Here please especially understand this Pirsig statement in ZMM has a=>

) aThe beginnings of an “Explanation (Theory) Of How Our Mind Works”: as well as

b) Our view of the world is constructed, as is asserted in Constructivism, full and complete!

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ISSUE3: The Huge Field Of Knowledge Called “Constructivism (Constructivist Epistemology) ”

The ABOVE Talked Much About => CONSTRUCTIVISM (CONSTRUCTIVIST EPISTEMOLOGY) =>
… Below Is 24 Inches Of Readng, Excerpted From A Well-Organized Wikipedia Article, And Explains Just What Constructivism Is =>:

''' AS YOU WILL SEE: The More Important Ideas Are Underlined, Wherein You Will Most Especially Well See The KEY POINT=>

Our knowledge of the world is always a human and social construction.'''

”Constructivism is a view in the philosophy of science that maintains that scientific knowledge is constructed by the scientific community, which seeks to measure and construct models of the natural world. According to the constructivist, natural science, therefore, consists of mental constructs that aim to explain sensory experience and measurements.”
According to constructivists, the world is independent of human minds, but knowledge of the world is always a human and social construction. “

[ORIGIN] “The term Constructivism originates from psychology, education, and social constructivism. The expression "constructivist epistemology" was first used by Jean Piaget, 1967, with plural form in the famous article from the "Encyclopédie de la Pléiade" Logique et connaissance scientifique or "Logic and Scientific knowledge", an important text for epistemology.[citation needed] He refers directly to the mathematician Brouwer and his radical constructivism.”
“The terms Constructionism and constructivism are often, but should not be, used interchangeably. Constructionism is an approach to learning that was developed by Papert; the approach was greatly influenced by his work with Piaget, but it is very different. Constructionism involves the creation of a product to show learning.It is believed by constructivists that representations of physical and biological reality, including race, sexuality, and gender, as well as tables, chairs, and atoms, are socially constructed. ”

Constructivism In Philosophy Of Science:
“Thomas Kuhn argued that changes in scientists' views of reality not only contain subjective elements but result from group dynamics, "revolutions" in scientific practice, and changes in "paradigms". As an example, Kuhn suggested that the Sun-centric Copernican "revolution" replaced the Earth-centric views of Ptolemy not because of empirical failures but because of a new "paradigm" that exerted control over what scientists felt to be the more fruitful way to pursue their goals.”

But paradigm debates are not really about relative problem-solving ability, though for good reasons they are usually couched in those terms. Instead, the issue is which paradigm should in future guide research on problems many of which neither competitor can yet claim to resolve completely. A decision between alternate ways of practicing science is called for, and in the circumstances that decision must be based less on past achievement than on future promise. ... A decision of that kind can only be made on faith. …. — Thomas Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, pp 157–8

“The view of reality as accessible only through models was called model-dependent realism by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow.[5] While not rejecting an independent reality, model-dependent realism says that we can know only an approximation of it provided by the intermediary of models.[6] These models evolve over time as guided by scientific inspiration and experiments.”

“In the field of the social sciences, constructivism as an epistemology urges that researchers reflect upon the paradigms that may be underpinning their research, and in the light of this that they become more open to considering other ways of interpreting any results of the research. Furthermore, the focus is on presenting results as negotiable constructs rather than as models that aim to "represent" social realities more or less accurately. Norma Romm, in her book Accountability in Social Research (2001), argues that social researchers can earn trust from participants and wider audiences insofar as they adopt this orientation and invite inputs from others regarding their inquiry practices and the results thereof.”

Constructivism and Psychology
“In psychology, constructivism refers to many schools of thought that, though extraordinarily different in their techniques (applied in fields such as education and psychotherapy), are all connected by a common critique of previous standard objectivist approaches. Constructivist psychology schools share assumptions about the active constructive nature of human knowledge. In particular, the critique is aimed at [negating] the "associationist" postulate of empiricism, "by which the mind is conceived as a passive system that gathers its contents from its environment and, through the act of knowing, produces a copy of the order of reality.”
“In contrast, "constructivism is an epistemological premise grounded on the assertion that, in the act of knowing, it is the human mind that actively gives meaning and order to that reality to which it is responding". The constructivist psychologies theorize about and investigate how human beings create systems for meaningfully understanding their worlds and experiences.”
Click Here To see Remainder of Wikipedia Article.

END Of The 24 Inches Where => The More Important Ideas Are Underlined,

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