MrHen comments on My Failed Situation/Action Belief System - Less Wrong
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This model works extremely well for predicting other people's actions. Your point about it being broad is true. People probably shortcut decisions into behavior patterns and habits after a while. I doubt a large number of them do it consciously.
I think the model is applicable to more than me. The underlying point was that some people (such as myself) use this as their belief system. I don't know how often people do that or if it is common.
In other words, this model can explain and predict people's actions well but I don't know how often it ends up absorbing the role of those people's belief system.