Psi-Theory, developed by Dietrich Dörner

Dietrich Dörner

Prof. Dr. Dietrich Dörner is emeritus professor for General and Theoretical Psychology at the at the Otto-Friedrich University in Bamberg, Germany....

, is about human action regulation, intention and behaviour. The theory describes a comprehensive model of the human brain, its cognitive processes, emotion and motivation. It is about the informational structure of an intelligent, motivated, emotional agent (called Psi) which is able to survive in arbitrary domains of reality. This agent is driven by several motives (need for food, water, the avoidance of pain, certainty, competence and affiliation). The cognitive processes are modulated by emotional states and processes.

The Psi-theory was verified by computer models and compared to actual human behaviour.

Literature

• Dietrich Dörner: Bauplan für eine Seele. Rowohlt Taschenbuch, 2001, ISBN 3499611937 (German).
• Dietrich Dörner: Die Mechanik des Seelenwagens. Eine neuronale Theorie der Handlungsregulation. Verlag Hans Huber, 2002, ISBN 345683814X (German).

External links

• MicroPsi Current work based on Psi-theory (link broken/site sold)
• Advanced Magic (Natural language processing using Psi theory in artificial intelligence applications)
• A Simulation of Cognitive and Emotional Effects of Overcrowding
• Human Factors Team of IABG (Applications of the Psi-Theory)
• The PSI model of emotion, personality and action
• A theory of emotion
• Intercultural Communications at the University of Jena (Applications of the Psi-Theory)