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FLOW GRAPH REPRESENTATION OF MOTIVATIONAL SYSTEMS 1
Author(s) -
McFarland D. J.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
british journal of mathematical and statistical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.157
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2044-8317
pISSN - 0007-1102
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8317.1965.tb00691.x
Subject(s) - control flow graph , graph , theoretical computer science , flow (mathematics) , computer science , representation (politics) , control flow , signal flow graph , mathematics , algorithm , programming language , electrical engineering , geometry , politics , political science , law , engineering
The flow graph method of representing systems is described and a guide to flow graph construction is given. A system which might be involved in the control of drinking is used as an example of the ‘black box’ approach to flow graph construction, and this example is elaborated in sections dealing with procedures leading to simplification and quantification. The particular advantages of a flow graph representation of motivational systems are discussed and are seen to lie in those properties of the approach which afford precise description and measurement of the important variables in a biological system.