Pavlovian Data Validates the ARCH Model: A Triadic Law of Behavior

The ARCH model operationalizes behavior as the interaction of three core components: Archetype, Drive, and Culture. Archetypes refer to innate, evolutionarily conserved behavioral scripts; Drives encompass physiological and motivational states; Culture involves socially learned norms, symbols, and contextual modifiers. This integrative framework draws on empirical data from ethology, neuroscience, psychology, and cultural studies to propose a generalizable law of behavioral dynamics.Evidence from diverse empirical domains is presented, including Pavlovian conditioning, cross-species comparative analyses, neurophysiological studies, and anthropological research, to demonstrate how the ARCH model effectively unifies behavioral phenomena traditionally studied in isolation. ARCH provides a coherent explanatory structure capable of predicting behavioral outcomes across contexts and species. Ultimately, the ARCH model aims to advance behavioral science by clarifying operational definitions, enhancing methodological rigor, and broadening empirical applicability.