KMED-I models the newborn’s cry as the first epistemic event, simulating caregiver responses—fiduciary, inconsistent, neglectful, or silencing—and their impact on autonomy, dissonance tolerance, and dependence. A computational tool for developmental psychology, psychiatry, and epistemic theory.

Scripts implementing the Kahl Model of Epistemic Dissonance (KMED). Includes mathematical formulations and Python simulations of epistemic clientelism, fiduciary scaffolding, regime switching, gaslighting, and dissonance training. Companion to Epistemic Clientelism in Intimate Relationships (Appendix A).