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posture, gestures, rate of breathing, etc. (13-16, 66)
referential index: a Meta Model violation in which till, person or thing doing or receiving
the action of the vi , ,1) in a sentence has been deleted (77-78), unslx•cified i7r' generalized
(80-81), or reversed (82-83).
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derived feelings: see "Emotions." (35-36)
distortion: the universal human modeling process by which we manipulate our
perceptions and remembered experiences. This process often alters experiences in a way
which will better fit our own models of the world, and it is also important in the creative
processes of fantasizing, planning ahead, and enjoying works of art and literature. (8)
emotions: a complex set of physical sensations combined with other thought processes
such as internal images and thoughts. Emotions are also commonly called "feelings,"
possibly because of the important role the physical sensations play in our ability to attach
meaning to these complex "derived feelings." (35-36)
feedback: see "rapport." (66)
filters: see "constraints." (16)
4-Tuple (4-T): one moment in time including the four parameters of visual, kinesthetic,
auditory, and olfactorygustatory experiences. Written as. (32)
generalization: the universal human modeling process of drawing from one or one set of
experiences to understand and make predictions about similar new experiences. (6)
individual constraints: the collection of our past personal history - our complete set of
stored and remembered experiences - through which we filter our ongoing experiences.
(23-27)
information retrieval behaviors: movements and gestures which are symptomatic of
cerebral processes associated with retrieving stored (remembered) information. These
include eye movements (116-122), breathing patterns (122124), and body posturing
(124).
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internally generated stimuli: experiences, , which are drawn from memory,
'this "synthetic experienee" can include -'my or all parameters of the 4 T and replaces at
the moment in time it is being accessed the associated external experience in the 4-T.
(24-26)
lead system: the system a person uses when he first starts. to access internally stored
information. The lead system is not always the same system as a person's preferred
system. (40)
logical typing errors: mistaking the "map" for the "territory" it represents. Assuming that
what you perceive (which is based on your own model of the world) is reality, and that it
is the same as what other people perceive. (15 16)
lost performative: a Met. Model violation in which a person makes a value judgement or
expresses a belief in a way that deletes the judge or the originator of the belief. (108110)
mapping: a process by which you can determine a person's accessing cues schematic, his
preferred representational system, and his representational system hierarchy. (125-132)