Classification and cognition /
Based on Estes' important Fitts Lectures, this volume details a set of psychological concepts and principles that offers a unified interpretation of a wide variety of memory, categorization, and decision-making phenomena. These phenomena are explained via two families of models established by t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York : Oxford :
Oxord University Press ; Clarendon Press,
1994.
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| Series: | Oxford psychology series ;
no. 22. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Based on Estes' important Fitts Lectures, this volume details a set of psychological concepts and principles that offers a unified interpretation of a wide variety of memory, categorization, and decision-making phenomena. These phenomena are explained via two families of models established by the author: a storage-retrieval model and an adaptive network model. Estes considers whether the models are competing or complementary, offering cogent and instructive arguments for both perspectives. Estes' theory is then applied to two large-scale series of studies on category learning and recognition, providing an integrated understanding of seemingly disparate phenomena. This book is the culmination of the author's more than ten years of research in the field, and stands as a great achievement by one of this century's eminent psychologists. It will be indispensable to a wide variety of behavioral scientists, including mathematical and cognitive psychologists. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 282 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1423764714 9781423764717 1601298668 9781601298669 0195109740 9780195109740 0195360885 9780195360882 1280473797 9781280473791 9786610473793 661047379X 0199867895 9780199867899 |