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{{SHORTDESC:Application of engineering principles to the practice of psychology}} |
{{SHORTDESC:Application of engineering principles to the practice of psychology}} |
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'''Psychoengineering''' is the application of the [[core principles of engineering]] to the practice of [[psychology]]. The objective of psychoengineering is to treat symptoms of mood disorders in an optimal and efficient way using a similar process to [[debugging]]. |
'''Psychoengineering''' is the application of the [[core principles of engineering]] to the practice of [[psychology]]. The objective of psychoengineering is to treat symptoms of mood disorders in an optimal and efficient way using a similar process to [[debugging]]. It analyzes the brain as a [[stateful machine]]. |
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Psychoengineering analyzes the brain as a [[stateful machine]]. |
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[[Cybernetics]] is the field of study concerned with the control of [[systems]], and much of the field of psychoengineering inherits from it. Psychoengineering can be thought of as applied psychological cybernetics. |
[[Cybernetics]] is the field of study concerned with the control of [[systems]], and much of the field of psychoengineering inherits from it. Psychoengineering can be thought of as applied psychological cybernetics. |
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Revision as of 01:58, 19 August 2023
Psychoengineering is the application of the core principles of engineering to the practice of psychology. The objective of psychoengineering is to treat symptoms of mood disorders in an optimal and efficient way using a similar process to debugging. It analyzes the brain as a stateful machine.
Cybernetics is the field of study concerned with the control of systems, and much of the field of psychoengineering inherits from it. Psychoengineering can be thought of as applied psychological cybernetics.