Layer 2 — the minimal cognitive processing required to recognize, describe, and respond to Layer 1.
Layer 2 includes:
perception
identification
naming
basic classification
sequencing
measurement
scientific modeling
legal description
factual reporting
Layer 2 converts events into describable and actionable information.
Layer 2 enables functional interaction with conditions that exist at Layer 1.
Layer 2 is necessary for participation in the environment.
Layer 2 is not structural reality.
Layer 2 is not narrative meaning.
Layer 2 consists of descriptive interpretation required to register events and conditions.
Layer 2 becomes unstable when narrative meaning begins replacing descriptive registration.
Layer 2 is descriptive processing of Layer 1 that allows recognition, communication, and response.