A pattern, in respect of human behaviour, is a repetitive Action on a repetitive Perception during a repetitive State of Mind. Here, Perception and State of Mind are two important parameters. Variations in any of these two parameters may or may not yield the same result, i.e., Action.
For instance, in the decimal system, you always get 4 when you multiply 2 by 2. Here, let’s say that 4 is the value of Action, and the values of Perception and State of Mind are 2. The same values of Perception and State of Mind may produce the same resulting Action.
I wish human behaviour had only two basic parameters instead of two highly complex parameters (Perception and State of Mind). It’d become simple to understand humans and their behaviours. Thus, we would predict the response of a person in a particular situation if we knew the values of Action, Perception, and State of Mind.
However, it’d make us simpleton having only a handful of responses in this cluttered space and time. We wouldn’t be able to differentiate oxymoronic states of mind, such as pain and pleasure, from each other. Moreover, we might not even have the ability to identify a pattern. Consequently, we’d do things just for the sake of doing things, without rhyme and reason.
For instance, think about the following situation. If you asked a metal “why you and some of your siblings expand when you guys are heated”, it’d say nothing and expand due to the heat of the moment. But, no, seriously, why does it happen? Why do some metals expand when they are heated? A physicist may be able to answer some of your whys, but not all. She may say that due to heat, the structure of metal changes and hence the metal expansion. Why does the structure of metal change? She may say, “Because heat is a form of energy and when you increase the temperature of metal, the particles of the metal get kinetic energy and start vibrating more. Therefore, the force of attraction amongst the particles can’t keep them close together, and the particles, now, have more space to vibrate. Thus, metal expands when heated.” Why do the particles vibrate more when heated? There are endless whys behind this simple phenomenon. In the end, she may say “it is what it is. These laws are governed by nature; this is how our universe works. If someone knows the answers to all whys, that someone might be the creator(or god) of laws followed by our universe.
However, a metaphysical explanation of this phenomenon is: it’s a way how a part of the universe interacts with others. A metal knows that it has to expand when it becomes hot. This is how it communicates with nature. Whereas, a human being has numerous complex ways to express herself both passively and actively.
Detailed Objective: In this experiment, we attempt to instill trusting behaviour towards us into a shopkeeper’s mind so that she gives us an item worth more than we’ve spent on that shop, for a promise that we would pay the amount the next day.
Prerequisite: Identify a shop that is managed by only one person. The shop can be anywhere, close to home, or far away from home. Select a specific item to buy and a specific time for purchasing.
Optional - I suggest you buy something that has a good volume as compared to its price. For instance, you have two options: buying 5 chewing gums (worth ₹ 5) and buying a packet of biscuits (worth ₹ 5). In this scenario, a packet of biscuits seems a better purchase.
Create a Pattern
Let’s say, you buy a packet of spicy savoury at ₹ 5 at 4 pm every day. You go to a specific shop to buy a specific item at a specific time. This is the pattern that you have to repeat for a few days, say 10 days.
Pattern Stored
Once the shopkeeper has your pattern, she, on your arrival, reaches out to the same spicy savory worth ₹ 5 without you saying a single word. Now, the pattern has been stored in different regions of her brain since she has to perform multiple functions that are motor as well as cognitive.
On your arrival:
First, she has to see you and recognise your face. Second, she links the memory of you in her brain with the image of your face. Third, she may take additional input from her surroundings. Fourth, she knows why you are at the shop; thus, she picks the item stored inside her brain and hands it to you.
Prediction
Because she knows the pattern (State of Mind and Perception), she can predict your behaviour. This prediction plays a significant role, for it makes her feel that she knows you well; thus her brain needn’t be alert when you come to her shop.
Testing the Experiment
Now, on the 11th day, when you go to the shop, tell her that you aren’t carrying any money but you’ll pay her tomorrow for sure. Besides the specific item, you can add an item worth ₹ 70. Don’t add multiple items, for it may throw her off. Finally, she may let you have these items worth ₹ 75.
Conclusion
You may successfully instill trusting behaviour towards yourself into her mind. You’ve spent ₹ 50 overall. whereas, you have got the items worth ₹ 75 for a promise (trusting behaviour) without making her anxious. Don’t forget to pay the amount to her the next day. You don’t want to break her trust, do you?
Citations/Resources
For instance, in the decimal system, you always get 4 when you multiply 2 by 2. Here, let’s say that 4 is the value of Action, and the values of Perception and State of Mind are 2. The same values of Perception and State of Mind may produce the same resulting Action.
I wish human behaviour had only two basic parameters instead of two highly complex parameters (Perception and State of Mind). It’d become simple to understand humans and their behaviours. Thus, we would predict the response of a person in a particular situation if we knew the values of Action, Perception, and State of Mind.
However, it’d make us simpleton having only a handful of responses in this cluttered space and time. We wouldn’t be able to differentiate oxymoronic states of mind, such as pain and pleasure, from each other. Moreover, we might not even have the ability to identify a pattern. Consequently, we’d do things just for the sake of doing things, without rhyme and reason.
For instance, think about the following situation. If you asked a metal “why you and some of your siblings expand when you guys are heated”, it’d say nothing and expand due to the heat of the moment. But, no, seriously, why does it happen? Why do some metals expand when they are heated? A physicist may be able to answer some of your whys, but not all. She may say that due to heat, the structure of metal changes and hence the metal expansion. Why does the structure of metal change? She may say, “Because heat is a form of energy and when you increase the temperature of metal, the particles of the metal get kinetic energy and start vibrating more. Therefore, the force of attraction amongst the particles can’t keep them close together, and the particles, now, have more space to vibrate. Thus, metal expands when heated.” Why do the particles vibrate more when heated? There are endless whys behind this simple phenomenon. In the end, she may say “it is what it is. These laws are governed by nature; this is how our universe works. If someone knows the answers to all whys, that someone might be the creator(or god) of laws followed by our universe.
However, a metaphysical explanation of this phenomenon is: it’s a way how a part of the universe interacts with others. A metal knows that it has to expand when it becomes hot. This is how it communicates with nature. Whereas, a human being has numerous complex ways to express herself both passively and actively.
Pattern and Prediction Experiment [Human Behaviour]
We, human beings, are good at predicting patterns. Our brain does this because it’s a way to save energy from unnecessarily spending it on evaluating repetitive Perception and States of Mind. An average, adult, human brain at resting state exhausts up to 20 percent of the body’s energy. When a human brain encounters a new State of Mind and Perception, it tries to stay alert as it has to store the new, resulting Action. On the other hand, when it identifies a pattern, it just remains in the same mental state. Throughout this mental state, only a few brain cells get excited; the communication happens amongst those excited cells only. Therefore, you may say a brain is at peace during the said state.Pattern and Prediction, The Experiment
Objective: To win the trust of a shopkeeperDetailed Objective: In this experiment, we attempt to instill trusting behaviour towards us into a shopkeeper’s mind so that she gives us an item worth more than we’ve spent on that shop, for a promise that we would pay the amount the next day.
Prerequisite: Identify a shop that is managed by only one person. The shop can be anywhere, close to home, or far away from home. Select a specific item to buy and a specific time for purchasing.
Optional - I suggest you buy something that has a good volume as compared to its price. For instance, you have two options: buying 5 chewing gums (worth ₹ 5) and buying a packet of biscuits (worth ₹ 5). In this scenario, a packet of biscuits seems a better purchase.
Create a Pattern
Let’s say, you buy a packet of spicy savoury at ₹ 5 at 4 pm every day. You go to a specific shop to buy a specific item at a specific time. This is the pattern that you have to repeat for a few days, say 10 days.
Pattern Stored
Once the shopkeeper has your pattern, she, on your arrival, reaches out to the same spicy savory worth ₹ 5 without you saying a single word. Now, the pattern has been stored in different regions of her brain since she has to perform multiple functions that are motor as well as cognitive.
On your arrival:
First, she has to see you and recognise your face. Second, she links the memory of you in her brain with the image of your face. Third, she may take additional input from her surroundings. Fourth, she knows why you are at the shop; thus, she picks the item stored inside her brain and hands it to you.
Prediction
Because she knows the pattern (State of Mind and Perception), she can predict your behaviour. This prediction plays a significant role, for it makes her feel that she knows you well; thus her brain needn’t be alert when you come to her shop.
Testing the Experiment
Now, on the 11th day, when you go to the shop, tell her that you aren’t carrying any money but you’ll pay her tomorrow for sure. Besides the specific item, you can add an item worth ₹ 70. Don’t add multiple items, for it may throw her off. Finally, she may let you have these items worth ₹ 75.
Conclusion
You may successfully instill trusting behaviour towards yourself into her mind. You’ve spent ₹ 50 overall. whereas, you have got the items worth ₹ 75 for a promise (trusting behaviour) without making her anxious. Don’t forget to pay the amount to her the next day. You don’t want to break her trust, do you?
Citations/Resources
- https://www.le.ac.uk/se/centres/sci/selfstudy/particle02.html
- https://www.brainfacts.org/brain-anatomy-and-function/anatomy/2019/how-much-energy-does-the-brain-use-020119
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