The document discusses the concepts of plan, recognition, and execution as they relate to performing an action like cooking. It explains that an action involves first planning, then recognizing when it's time to execute each step of the plan through recognition cues. Mistakes occur when the plan is wrong, lapses happen when the recognition is faulty, and slips are errors in the execution itself. An example is provided of making an omelette to illustrate the different phases of plan, recognition, and execution.

1. Mistake, Slip, Lapse
Mizuhiro Kaimai

2. Plan, Recognition, Execution
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If a man does an action for a purpose, the process can be considered as a
complex of plan, recognition and execution. The image is shown below.
Plan Recognition Execution
Breaking an
egg
recognition
Adding
condiments
recognition
mixing recognition
baking and
shaping
recognition
Please see the next page for more explanation.

3. Execution
The Meanings of the Three Terms.
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You have to organize a “plan”
beforehand.
(1) Noticing that “I have to
break an egg”
(2) The recognition starts
the execution.
(3) Actual execution of
“breaking an egg”.
(4) The completion of the
action starts the next
recognition.
(5) Noticing that “Then, I
have to mix condiments”
(6) The recognition starts
the next execution.
(7) Actual execution of
“mixing condiments”.
Usually, the phases of “plan” and “recognition and execution” are done separately in
different periods, but the border not always exists when the action is an everyday custom.
Plan Recognition
Breaking an
egg
recognition
Adding
condiments
recognition
Mixing recognition
Baking and
shaping
recognition

4. ExecutionPlan Recognition
Breaking an
egg
recognition
Mixing recognition
Adding
condiments
recognition
Baking and
shaping
recognition
The Meanings of Mistake, Lapse, Slip
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Under this point of view, “mistake” mean an error of “Plan”, “lapse” mean an
error of “recognition”, “slip” mean an error of “execution”.
Error of plan
= mistake
Error of recognition
= lapse
Ex: skipped one
necessary action
Ex: wrong ordering
in planning.
Error of execution
= slip
Ex: used salt instead of
sugar