The theories, operationalized

The reading order names these three documents together; each is its own page. In the documents' own words: each theory turned into a stated, falsifiable claim — specified and pre-registered, none yet run.

• Theory A, operationalized — the adaptation gap as a measurable claim
• Theory B, operationalized — the optimization ecology as a measurable claim
• Theory C, operationalized — the reflexive claim, turned on itself