What premise was Psycho-Cybernetics derived from?
Cybernetics, which began as a study of machines and mechanical principles, goes far to restore the dignity of man as a unique, creative being. Psychology as the study of man’s soul almost ended by depriving man of his soul and the behaviorist, who understood neither the “man” nor his machine and thereby confused the one with the other, told us that thought is merely the movement of electrons and consciousness merely a chemical action. “Will” and “purpose” were myths. Cybernetics, which began with the study of physical machines, makes no such mistake. The science of Cybernetics does not tell us that “man” is a machine but that man has and uses a machine. 6. Too much negative feedback causes what? Too much negative feedback causes committing errors and gets off course when negative feedback informs the mechanism that it is “off the beam” too far to the right, the corrective mechanism automatically causes the rudder to move so that it will steer the machine back to the left. If it “overco
