- Humans are comparison machines, which give rise to order patterns.
- Humans also see spatial patterns, which give rise to geometric / topological patterns.
- Humans are story-oriented, which gives rise to "...and then..." style temporal patterns.
- Some of these can also be viewed as causal patterns.
- Humans see and form relations everywhere between things / people, which give rise to relational patterns.
- Humans observe / exhibit behaviors and think behaviorally, which gives rise to behavioral patterns.