Principlev1PR-1189
Interpret initial boundary testing as system recalibration…
Interpret initial boundary testing as system recalibration rather than personal attack, expecting a predictable three-phase sequence of probe, escalation, and recalibration.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from habit formation (Habits as Context-Response Associations), extinction bursts (When a consistently reinforced behavior stops being…), and descriptive norms driving behavior (Descriptive norms (what people actually do) are more). It prescribes reframing testing as systemic rather than adversarial, which follows from understanding how behavioral systems respond to withdrawn reinforcement and norm changes.