Principlev1

Include specific sensory components (visual, auditory,

Include specific sensory components (visual, auditory, tactile signals) in cue definitions to provide concrete pattern-matching targets for basal ganglia rather than requiring interpretation.

Why This Is a Principle

This principle derives from Automaticity Without Conscious Control (automatic processes operate without awareness), Global-to-Local Perceptual Processing (visual perception processes global then local), and Habits as Context-Response Associations (habit formation). It prescribes including sensory details to enable automatic detection. It's design guidance derived from perceptual processing.

Source Lessons

L-1024

Cue specificity matters

Vague cues produce inconsistent activation — make cues as specific as possible.

Connections

Derived From (3)

AxiomHabits as Context-Response Associations AxiomAutomaticity Without Conscious Control AxiomGlobal-to-Local Perceptual Processing

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