Perceptual Control and Social Power

Kent McClelland

1. INTRODUCTION
2. WHAT IS PERCEPTUAL CONTROL THEORY?
   1. The Closed Feedback Loop and How ItWorks
      1. Overview of PCT system model
      2. Example of a Feedback Loop--Cruise Control
      3. How a Feedback Loop Works
      4. The Human-Machine Analogy
      5. The Hierarchical Organization of ControlLoops in Humans
      6. How the Human Perceptual HierarchyOperates
      7. What Levels Make Up the Human PerceptualHierarchy?
      8. How Do Hierarchical LevelsCommunicate?
   2. The Hierarchical System in Action
      1. Memories and Control
      2. Perceptual Errors, System Gain, andSystem Conflict
      3. Emotions and Learning by Reorganization
      4. Summary: The PCT Model of the HumanActor
3. PCT AND CONTROL OF OTHER PEOPLE
   1. The Social Properties of Human ControlSystems
   2. Ascertaining Intentions
   3. Strategies of Interpersonal Control
      1. A PCT Definition of Force
      2. A PCT Definition of Coercion
      3. A PCT Definition of Influence
      4. Interpersonal Control and Power
   4. Alignment as Social Power
      1. Groups and Alignment
      2. Power, Perception, and Emotion
      3. Illusions of Power
      4. Further Implications of Defining Poweras Alignment
4. CONCLUSIONS
5. REFERENCES