Where the models lead

What Next?

A model should help reveal what remains uncertain, what might be tested, and what new questions the model makes possible.

After the first two examples, the next question is where Micropsychology can lead. A useful model should do more than organize what is already known. It should reveal what remains uncertain, what might be tested, and what new questions become possible. HSR examines a focused problem, while From Instincts to Love explores a broader set of adaptive systems and their interactions.

The next pages therefore follow two paths. One path is for research and professional readers, focusing on questions that may lead to observation, experimentation, or new models, including HSR and its extensions. The other path is for general readers, focusing on personal questions about development, emotion, relationships, and present behavior.

Some questions ask whether a model is right. Others ask what the model may help us understand.