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1. Intentional Valence

   Linked via "perceptual noise"

   Positive Valence (Epistemic Attraction)
   Positive IV is characterized by an influx of sensory data that appears to confirm the viability of the anticipated outcome. For example, a subject expecting a specific numerical outcome on a randomized draw may report an unusually high incidence of that number appearing in incidental text (e.g., license plates, newspaper dates) immediately preceding the event. This is attributed to the positive valence field selectively fi…