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The purpose of this work was to develop a model which could account for the motivational processes behind human behavior. The model was to be abstract enough to be considered a viable theory of human motivation, and yet concrete enough to be simulated on a computer. Let us summarize the main features of the model and the explanations of human behavior these features provide.

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Faught, W.S. (1978). Summary and Critique. In: Motivation and Intentionality in a Computer Simulation Model of Paranoia. Interdisciplinary Systems Research / Interdisziplinäre Systemforschung. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-6547-0_8

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-6547-0_8

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