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	Process theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Process theory is a commonly used form of scientific research study in which events or occurrences are said to be the result of certain input states leading to a certain outcome (output) state, following a set process.
		Process theory holds that if an outcome is to be duplicated, so too must the process which originally created it, and that there are certain constant necessary conditions for the outcome to be reached.
		One of the earliest is Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Process_theory (654 words)

	Process physics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Process physics uses the concept of self-referential criticality to explain the emergence of structure and information from random processes.
		It is modeled by a boot-strap process that uses a matrix that describes the strengths of connections between nodes.
		In process physics, matter is described as topological defects in three dimensional space that have the ability to become persistent by preserving the pattern of its links over many iterations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Process_physics (1270 words)

	Process Philosophy
		Process metaphysics envisions a limit to determinism that makes room for creative spontaneity and novelty in the world (be it by way of random mutations with naturalistic processists or purposeful innovation with those who incline to a theologically teleological position).
		After all, processes need not themselves be spatial to have an impact upon things in space (think of a price inflation on the economy of a country.) The idea of process provides a category for conceptualizing God's relation to the world that averts many of the difficulties and perplexities of the traditional substance paradigm.
		Process theology accordingly contemplates a wider realm of processes that embrace both the natural and the spiritual realms and interconnect God with the vast community of worshippers in one communal state of macroprocess that encompasses and gives embodiment to such a comprehensive whole.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/process-philosophy (7732 words)

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		Jacoby's theory states that two factors, unconscious familiarity and conscious recollection, influence performance independently on all tasks, and the theory provides a method for investigating their separate influences on performance as a means of eventual development of an understanding of both conscious and unconscious processing.
		The second form of support for two factor theory is that the measure of unconscious processing that is derived from process dissociation is affected in generally the same ways by experimental manipulations as performance on indirect tests of memory.
		Process dissociation is applied to exactly two performance measures (probability of a positive response in the include condition and probability of a positive response in the exclude condition), and two measures can always be fit by two parameters, so the model is not falsifiable at this level.
	www.psych.northwestern.edu /psych/people/faculty/mckoon/jcpaper.html (15890 words)

	Causal Processes
		The second objection is that Russell's theory of a causal line does not enable the distinction between pseudo and causal processes to be made, yet to delineate causal from pseudo processes is a key issue which needs to be addressed by any theory of causal processes.
		MT: Let P be a process that, in the absence of interactions with other processes would remain uniform with respect to a characteristic Q, which it would manifest consistently over an interval that includes both of the space-time points A and B (A − B).
		It seems desirable, therefore, to abandon the requirement that a causal process is one that is capable of transmitting a mark in the absence of further interactions.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/causation-process (5477 words)

	Towards a Process Theory of Healing: Energy, Activity and Global Form - F. David Peat
		Another clue to this mathematics of process and change, of a mathematics that may be better adapted to talk of energy circulation and the various processes of health, may be gained from a consideration of Sacred Number.
		Natural processes, we are told, move spontaneously in the direction of increased molecular chaos and the break down of correlations.
		The question we now face is how the various processes within the body, breathing, local metabolism, functioning of cells, and organs, circulation of blood, nerve impulses and so on, are brought together within a sort of dynamical correlation that circulates throughout the body in a healing process.
	www.fdavidpeat.com /bibliography/essays/heal.htm (9038 words)

	Diffusion Theory & Instructional Technology
		Diffusion is defined as the process by which an innovation is adopted and gains acceptance by members of a certain community.
		According to this theory, potential adopters of an innovation must learn about the innovation, be persuaded as to the merits of the innovation, decide to adopt, implement the innovation, and confirm (reaffirm or reject) the decision to adopt the innovaàion.
		Theories in this category are not concerned with large scale, systemic change, but focus on the adoption of a specific innovation by a specific set of potential adopters.
	www.gsu.edu /~wwwitr/docs/diffusion (4387 words)

	Solomn & Crobit’s Opponent Process Theory
		The a-process is initiated by the presentation of the stimulus.
		According to their theory, the a-process does not change, but with repeated presentations of the stimulus, the b-process becomes stronger and longer-lasting.
		This theory has been used to explain changes in a diverse range of human behaviors, including skydiving and exercise.
	www.sci.sdsu.edu /classes/psychology/psy760/solcorb.htm (341 words)

	A strategy for mental health policy and the process theory of psychology
		The theory states that full and total prediction of future conduct is in principle not possible, generally because of the dynamic, interactive and plastic nature of the system (a person in their environment), as science this is a direct social parallel to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
		As discussed, the theory is value neutral, it does not offer choices nor solutions; actual living demands we adopt some set of values in the range available, and then those describe our states, but in so choosing we deselect other values in the range, which is to deselect other ways of being in the world.
		Promotion of the process theory of psychology as currently the most complete analysis of the issues of causality of human conduct (see Psychological theory and its impact on mental health for a summary of the theory and its chief implications and attributes).
	www.grlphilosophy.co.nz /mentalhealth.htm (3338 words)

	Ida Jean Orlando's Nursing Process Theory
		She furthered the development of her theory when at McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA as Director of a Research Project: Two Systems of Nursing in a Psychiatric Hospital.
		She is a frequent lecturer and conducted numerous seminars on nursing process.
		rlando's theory was developed in the late 1950s from observations she recorded between a nurse and patient.
	www.uri.edu /nursing/schmieding/orlando (466 words)

	Qualitative Process Theory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		QP theory introduced the quantity space representation of numerical values in terms of ordinal relationships, and qualitative proportionalities, the use of monotonic functional dependencies to form a language for qualitative differential equations.
		Physical processes are explicitly defined in terms of the individuals that give rise to them, the conditions under which they are true, and their direct consequences (Figure 1).
		QP theory provides explicit interfaces for communication with other kinds of representations, both in the form of preconditions which help determine when a process or view is active, and by allowing arbitrary statements in the relations field, which describe what is true when a process or view is active.
	www.qrg.northwestern.edu /ideas/qptidea.htm (314 words)

	NCLL - Research - Library - Theory
		Social Influence Motivation Theory suggests that, "since the practice of management relies heavily in on social influence processes, social influence motivation as measured by power motivation, measure of desire for influence, or measures of prosocial influence motivation (often inappropriately labeled dominance), will be predictive of managerial success and leader effectiveness." (House & Aditya 1997, p.
		Situational Theory "holds that different types of leader behavior; for example, supportive, directive, or participative, are causal variables whose effect in terms of subordinate effort and satisfaction is moderated by the type of task to be performed and the capability level (e.g.
		Cognitive Resource Theory "is a person-by-situation interaction theory in which the person variables are leader intelligence and experience, and the situational variable is stress experienced by leaders and followers." (House & Aditya 1997, p.
	www.latinoleadership.org /research/library/theory.html (869 words)

	Labor Process Theory
		The textbooks and gurus in management and OT set up an ideology that the disenfranchisement of wage earners from control of their work (something they had during the craft and guild phase of mercantile capitalism) is the right and unquestionable order of things under industrial capitalism because of technology, science, and human nature.
		Once the labor process (how the work is planned and done) was the responsibility of the craftsperson, it is now the responsibility of the capitalist and his handmaiden or surrogate agent, the manager.
		Destroying the craft as a process, it is reconstituted under the direct command and control of capital’s agent, management and his/her legions of unproductive clerks.
	cbae.nmsu.edu /~dboje/grand.html (5928 words)

	The Rereading/Rewriting Process: Theory and Collaborative, On-line Pedagogy
		Readers are involved in an ongoing process of (self-)exploration whose role is to socialize and transform the fantasy material found in texts and in the reader’s mind.
		The best reading is a recursive process in which the reader returns to a text after a first reading, focusing on significant passages and details, tracing patterns and developing ideas, asking probing questions, and building on fertile ambiguities and gaps.
		The first reading process can be rehearsed in class, with the students being asked to take notes during their reading, perhaps on an electronic "Notepad." In a later phase, students can be asked to respond to the reading protocols on their own and bring to class their written responses to post on-line.
	www.vcu.edu /engweb/ReReadingTheorychapter.htm (6134 words)

	learning theory - models, product and process
		In Britain and Northern Ireland, for example, theories of learning do not figure strongly in professional education programmes for teachers and those within different arenas of informal education.
		It isn't simply that the process is less effective as a result, but what passes for education can actually diminish well-being.
		In this way, learning could be thought of as 'a process by which behaviour changes as a result of experience' (Maples and Webster 1980 quoted in Merriam and Caffarella 1991: 124).
	www.infed.org /biblio/b-learn.htm#process (3548 words)

	Kent, Thomas: Post-Process Theory
		Breaking with the still-dominant process tradition in composition studies, post-process theory—or at least the different incarnations of post-process theory discussed by the contributors represented in this collection of original essays—endorses the fundamental idea that no codifiable or generalizable writing process exists or could exist.
		Post-process theorists hold that the practice of writing cannot be captured by a generalized process or a "big" theory.
		He is the author of Paralogic Rhetoric: A Theory of Communicative Interaction and Interpretation and Genre: The Role of Generic Perception in the Study of Narrative Texts.
	www.siu.edu /~siupress/titles/s99_titles/kent_process.htm (328 words)

	Review -- Post-Process Theory: Beyond the Writing-Process Paradigm, Thomas Kent, ed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The conclusion drawn from the three tenets, then, must carry the bulk of the weight in distancing post-process theory from process theory, which is repeatedly positioned as an empirical/scientific attempt to completely describe—and therefore control through therapeutic pedagogy—the (singular) writing process.
		Clearly, the most productive attempts to differentiate process theory from post-process theory acknowledge not only the professional significance of the process movement—for example, in terms of its role in limiting composition class enrollments, developing graduate programs, and inspiring intellectually and professionally rewarding research projects—but also its productivity in advancing our understanding of written discourse.
		Of course, the process movement's many "commodifications" (a term Russell uses to describe the necessary reductions through which advanced research is disseminated to teachers and students by textbooks) have produced their share of monsters.
	jac.gsu.edu /jac/20.3/Reviews/3.htm (930 words)

	Orlando's Nursing Process Theory
		Schmieding, N. The relationship of nursing to the process of chronicity.
		Schmieding, N. The analysis of Orlando's nursing theory based on Kuhn's theory of science.
		Schmieding, N. A description and analysis of the directive process used by directors of nursing, supervisors, and head nurses in problematic situations based on Orlando's theory of nursing experience.
	www.uri.edu /nursing/schmieding/orlando/publications/pubschmied.html (302 words)

	Nuclear Process Theory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Nuclear Process Theory (NPT) models nuclear physics processes using a formal grammar.
		Knowledge of the nuclear physics processes is expressed in terms of a basic nuclear physics model and an aggregate effects model.
		The aggregate effects model is used to simulate nuclear physics processes.
	csdl.computer.org /comp/proceedings/caia/1995/7070/00/70700340abs.htm (182 words)

	Amazon.com: Ultrasonic Measurements for Process Control : Theory, Techniques, Applications: Books: Lawrence C. Lynnworth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The book is written primarily for process engineers and scientists interested in solving measurement problems with ultrasonic techniques.
		Overall, this is a comprehensive reference work on ultrasonic measurements in industrial processes.
		It should be emphasized that the book does deal preferentially with industrial applications, and as such would also be a useful handbook to familiarise the academic community with some of the problems and state of the art solutions developed for process control thus far.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0124605850?v=glance (920 words)

	Axiomatizing Qualitative Process Theory - Davis (ResearchIndex) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Abstract: We show that the type of reasoning performed by Forbus' [1985] Qualitative Process (QP) program can be justified in a first-order theory that models time and other measure spaces as real-valued quantities.
		We consider the QP analysis of a can of water with a safety valve being heated over a flame.
		We exhibit a first-order theory for the microworld involved in this example, and we prove the correctness of the first two transitions in the envisionment graph.
	citeseer.ist.psu.edu /311339.html (507 words)

	Wiley::Food Process Engineering: Theory and Laboratory Experiments
		This unique manual combines in-depth coverage of the principles of food process engineering with a complete set of laboratory experiments illustrating their practical applications.
		The nineteen chapters clearly lay out all major areas of food manufacturing; explore a variety of products; and emphasize the interplay between the engineering, chemistry, microbiological, and sensory aspects involved.
		Plus, Food Process Engineering provides readers with essential quantitative tools that can be applied to diverse food manufacturing operations.
	www.wiley.com /WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471322415.html (279 words)

	Arthur M. Young
		Author Tom Robbins calls Arthur Young "the greatest theoretical genius since Einstein."
		At this website you can explore Young's "Theory of Process" through his writings and
		theory into new areas from medicine, cognitive science, brain research and cellular
	www.arthuryoung.com (79 words)

	Amazon.com: Post-Process Theory: Beyond the Writing-Process Paradigm: Books: Thomas Kent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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