Reese / Palermo The Perception of Stimulus Relations

Discrimination Learning and Transposition
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-6361-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 402 Seiten, Web PDF

The Perception of Stimulus Relations: Discrimination Learning and Transposition focuses on the processes, methodologies, and approaches involved in discrimination learning and transposition. The book first offers information on stimulus equivalence, transposition of paradigms, and the transposition and relation perception problems. The manuscript then examines measurement, training, subject, and test variables. Topics include stimulus and procedural variables, effect of direction of transposition test, phylogenetic comparisons, concept knowledge, and speed of original learning. The publication elaborates on form transposition, including transposition of visual forms and the meaning of form and form transposition. The text then takes a look at relational and absolute theories, summary of findings and evaluation of theories, and outline of a theory of transposition. Discussions focus on assumptions and basic deductions, effect of absolute stimulus components, effect of noticing change in stimuli from training to test, and stimulus similarity. The book is a valuable source of data for readers interested in discrimination learning and transposition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reese, Hayne W.

Palermo, David S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;The Perception of Stimulus Relations: Discrimination Learning and Transposition;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Preface;6
6;PART I: Introduction;12
6.1;CHAPTER 1. Introduction;14
6.1.1;The Problem of Relation Perception;14
6.1.2;The Transposition Problem;20
6.1.3;Stimulus Equivalence;23
6.1.4;The Transposition Paradigms;26
6.1.5;Overview;29
7;PART II: Studies of Unidimensional Transposition;32
7.1;CHAPTER 2. Measurement;34
7.1.1;Theoretical Considerations;34
7.1.2;Empirical Considerations;37
7.1.3;Conclusions;57
7.2;CHAPTER 3. Training Variables;59
7.2.1;Stimulus Variables;59
7.2.2;Procedural Variables;76
7.3;CHAPTER 4. Test Variables;112
7.3.1;Disruptive Effects of the Tests;112
7.3.2;Delay;115
7.3.3;Distance;120
7.3.4;Effect of Direction of Transposition Test;136
7.3.5;Multiple Tests;145
7.4;CHAPTER 5. Subject Variables;148
7.4.1;Effect of Noticing Change in Stimuli from Training to Test;148
7.4.2;Speed of Original Learning;153
7.4.3;Concept Knowledge;159
7.4.4;Age;172
7.4.5;Intelligence;177
7.4.6;Sex Differences;180
7.4.7;Phylogenetic Comparisons;185
7.5;CHAPTER 6. Absolute versus Relative Discrimination Problems;202
7.5.1;The Standard Absolute and Relative Problems;202
7.5.2;Other Kinds of Absolute and Relative Problems;206
7.5.3;Conclusion;211
8;PART III: Studies of Multidimensional Transposition;214
8.1;CHAPTER 7. Form Transposition;216
8.1.1;The Meaning of Form;216
8.1.2;The Meaning of Form Transposition;216
8.1.3;The Transposition of Visual Forms;217
8.1.4;Other Kinds of Form Transposition;229
9;PART IV: Theories of Transposition;240
9.1;CHAPTER 8. Relational Theories;242
9.1.1;Background;242
9.1.2;Gestalt Theory;244
9.1.3;Configuration Theory;252
9.1.4;Ratio Theory;258
9.1.5;Adaptation Level Theories;262
9.1.6;Mediation Theory;267
9.1.7;Hunter's Configuration Theory;284
9.2;CHAPTER 9. Absolute Theories;286
9.2.1;Spence's Theories;286
9.2.2;Generalization Theory;295
9.2.3;Neural Theories;300
9.2.4;Sensationistic Theories
;304
9.2.5;Other Solutions;305
9.3;CHAPTER 10. Summary of Findings and Evaluation of Theories;306
9.3.1;Two-Stimulus versus Intermediate-Stimulus Problems;306
9.3.2;Measurement;309
9.3.3;Stimulus Similarity;310
9.3.4;Asymmetrical Stimulus Sets;311
9.3.5;Effect of Absolute Stimulus Components;311
9.3.6;Amount of Original Training;311
9.3.7;Reward;313
9.3.8;Multiple-Problem Training;314
9.3.9;Opportunity for Comparison;316
9.3.10;Disruptive Effects of the Tests;316
9.3.11;Delay;317
9.3.12;Distance;317
9.3.13;Effect of Direction of Transposition Test;318
9.3.14;Multiple Tests;319
9.3.15;Effect of Noticing Change in Stimuli from Training to Test;319
9.3.16;Speed of Original Learning;320
9.3.17;Concept Knowledge;320
9.3.18;Age;320
9.3.19;Intelligence;320
9.3.20;Sex Differences;320
9.3.21;Phylogenetic Comparisons;321
9.3.22;Absolute versus Relative Discrimination Problems;321
9.3.23;Form Transposition;321
9.4;CHAPTER 11. Outline of a New Theory of Transposition;322
9.4.1;Assumptions and Basic Deductions;322
9.4.2;Other Deductions;330
9.4.3;Multiple-Problem Training;334
9.4.4;Summary and Concluding Remarks;342
10;Bibliography and Author Index;344
11;Subject Index;396