7 Boundaries and Invalid Claims · 7.2 Not Motivation Theory
7.2 Not Motivation Theory
Human Behavior FCA
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FCA is not a motivation theory, and motivation cannot directly explain how behavior is generated.
High motivation is not equal to New Structure Generation and not equal to stable Execution Maintenance.
Low motivation is not automatically execution breakdown, so localization must return to chain nodes and variables.
Whether input enters Foreground Entry.
Whether old templates keep absorbing input in DMN.
Whether executable new action structure is generated.
Whether generated structure is sustained by ECN.
Whether Feedback Update changes next-cycle allocation.
Observable Output → Foreground Entry → Historical Template Matching and Explanation → New Structure Generation → Execution Maintenance → Feedback Update.
Motivation can only modulate entry or switching probability of some chain segments and is not the chain itself.
If motivation statements cannot map to node variables, they are not FCA mechanism conclusions.
"Want to do but cannot move" often indicates FP or ECN breakdown rather than a final motivation verdict.
"High drive but repeated failure" often indicates FP/ECN/Feedback non-closure.
"Short excitement then drop" cannot be directly classified as low motivation.
Missing action must be localized on the chain instead of stopping at motivation rhetoric.
Do not use "no motivation" as endpoint explanation.
Do not equate dopamine excitement with valid FP occupancy.
Do not treat motivation intensity as system-capability judgment.