Minsky takes sudden, drastic changes in infant moods as evidence that baby's minds are made up of nearly separate agencies. How does one explain such striking shifts? "One explanation of those striking shifts in attitude is that one agency attains control and forcibly suppresses the rest. Another view is that many processes continue at once -- but only one at a time can be expressed."
What would be the advantage of the single-expression design? "Perhaps that artificial sharpening promotes the child's welfare by making it easier for the parent ot respond to whichever problem has the greatest urgency."
(NB: Again, this chapter reinforces the notion that proto-specialists are tied to very basic needs, and are the developmentally primitive agents.)
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