the system and method of the present invention process clarified emotional response data in order to guide next step adaptive behavior . emotional responses with predetermined clarified intensities are sorted . the best quality clarified intensity or intensities are then selected as the ‘ heart of the matter ’, which is then shown to a user to reveal how the user is most uniquely responding to a particular subject or issue . the user is then given guidance on how to respond to the particular subject or issue thereby guiding the user &# 39 ; s behavior in response to such subject or issue .