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The mirror-of-the-self test is not mechanical; its accuracy depends on the observer's level of personal development.

Important caveat about the reliability of the method.

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The Omega participant who initially chose the stool later changed his perception to recognize the bench as more whole after a few days of letting go of attachment.
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Qualitative evidence that the mirror-of-the-self experience can facilitate personal growth and refinement of perception.

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The Mirror of the Self test ensures configurations are felt, not just observed by members.claim0.887
The mirror-of-the-self test produces judgments of relative life that are consistent across people and correspond to objective living structure.claim0.867
Central methodological claim of the chapter, supported by multiple experiments.
Performing the mirror-of-the-self test gradually brings the observer closer to contact with the original mind.claim0.862
The reciprocal effect: doing the test deepens self-knowledge and judgment.
The mirror-of-the-self test helps observers escape subjective preference and learn to see the objective life in things.claim0.855
Describes the transformative potential of the test.
mirror of the self testmethod0.836
A method introduced in Book 1 where observers compare their feeling of self with the life in a candidate thing; Alexander claims it correlates with observed life in thousands of centers.
"the self-prior can serve as an internal criterion for the mark-directed behavior observed in the mirror test, offering a computational basis for investigating the developmental origins of self-awareness"quote0.820
Load-bearing summary of the paper's central contribution
The mirror-of-self criterion allows a person with almost no training, after a few hours, to make quality judgments of carpets that would normally require years of connoisseurship.finding0.818
Empirical finding cited in Book 1 regarding oriental carpets, recapitulated in the Mid-Book Appendix to support the universality of the self-criterion.
Mirror Self-Recognition Testframework0.804
The behavioral paradigm (mark/sticker placed on face, checked in mirror) used to evaluate self-awareness in animals and infants