▁to ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁learning ▁mechan isms ... ▁The ▁organ ism ▁cannot ▁allow ▁itself ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁price ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁worth ▁pay ing . ▁p 5 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁nature , ▁these ▁mechan isms ▁tend ▁towards ▁a ▁' stable ▁state ' ▁among ▁the ▁living ▁be ings ▁of ▁an ▁e col ogy : ▁ ▁A ▁closer ▁exam ination ▁shows ▁that ▁these ▁be ings ... ▁not ▁only ▁do ▁not ▁damage ▁each ▁other , ▁but ▁often ▁const itute ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁interests . ▁It ▁is ▁obvious ▁that ▁the ▁pred ator ▁is ▁strongly ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁surv ival ▁of ▁that ▁species , ▁animal ▁or ▁veget able , ▁which ▁constit utes ▁its ▁pre y . ▁... ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁un common ▁that ▁the ▁pre y ▁species ▁der ives ▁specific ▁benefits ▁from ▁its ▁interaction ▁with ▁the ▁pred ator ▁species ... ▁pp 3 1 – 3 3 . ▁ ▁Lor enz ▁states ▁that ▁human ity ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁species ▁not ▁bound ▁by ▁these ▁mechan isms , ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁that ▁has ▁defined ▁its ▁own ▁environment : ▁ ▁[ The ▁pace ▁of ▁human ▁e col ogy ] ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁man ' s ▁technology ▁( p 3 5 ). .. ▁human ▁e col ogy ▁( e conom y ) ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁mechan isms ▁of ▁P OS IT IVE ▁feedback , ▁defined ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁mechanism ▁which ▁tends ▁to ▁encou rage ▁behavior ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁at ten uate ▁it ▁( p 4 3 ). ▁Pos itive ▁feedback ▁always ▁involves ▁the ▁danger ▁of ▁an ▁'