a: Priming ~
b: empty canal
What:
"In biological systems, canalisation is like forming a habit, a disposition to act in a certain way. In psychology, most of our dispositions are acquired through experience. Priming is like taking an empty canal formed by the prior water flow of experience and running a little water down it to see what happens. Where the water goes tells you about the form the canal has from its prior history. "
Useful?
Writer: Andrew D. Wilson Ph.D.
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Date: Dec 1 2016 5:05 PM
# 10513 Critique Analogy