From Learning Theory to Connectionist Theory
Essays in Honor of William K. Estes, Volume I; From Learning Processes to Cognitive Processes, Volume II
Published on 1. May 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-8058-1098-1 (ISBN)
Description
These two volumes consist of chapters written by students and colleagues of W.K. Estes. The books' contributors -- themselves eminent figures in the field -- reflect on Estes' sweeping contributions to mathematical as well as cognitive and experimental psychology. As indicated by their titles, Volume I features mathematical and theoretical essays, and Volume II presents cognitive and experimental essays. Both volumes contain insightful literature reviews as well as descriptions of exciting new theoretical and empirical advances. Many of the essays also incorporate personal reminiscences reflecting the authors' fond affection for their illustrious mentor.
Reviews / Votes
"...these volumes are excellent collections of articles....two fine volumes edited and written by first-rate cognitive psychologists."-Contemporary Psychology
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Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
429 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8058-1098-1 (9780805810981)
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Alice F. Healy | Stephen M. Kosslyn | Richard M. Shiffrin
From Learning Theory to Connectionist Theory
Essays in Honor of William K. Estes, Volume I; From Learning Processes to Cognitive Processes, Volume II
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Alice F. Healy | Stephen M. Kosslyn | Richard M. Shiffrin
From Learning Theory to Connectionist Theory
Essays in Honor of William K. Estes, Volume I; From Learning Processes to Cognitive Processes, Volume II
E-Book
04/2013
1st Edition
Psychology Press Ltd
€69.99
Available for download
Alice F. Healy | Stephen M. Kosslyn | Richard M. Shiffrin
From Learning Theory to Connectionist Theory
Essays in Honor of William K. Estes, Volume I; From Learning Processes to Cognitive Processes, Volume II
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06/1992
Psychology Press
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Edited by Healy, Alice F.; Kosslyn, Stephen M.; Shiffrin, Richard M.
Content
Volume I: From Learning Theory to Connectionist Theory. Contents: P. Suppes, Estes' Statistical Learning Theory: Past, Present, and Future. G. Bower, E. Heit, Choosing Between Uncertain Options: A Reprise to the Estes Scanning Model. R.D. Luce, A Path Taken: Aspects of Modern Measurement Theory. J.T. Townsend, Chaos Theory: A Brief Tutorial and Discussion. S. Link, Imitatio Estes: Stimulus Sampling Origins of Weber's Law. D. LaBerge, A Mathematical Theory of Attention in a Distractor Task. J.I. Yellot, Jr., Triple Correlation and Texture Discrimination. R.M. Nosofsky, Exemplars, Prototypes, and Similarity Rules. M.A. Gluck, Stimulus Sampling and Distributed Representations in Adaptive Network Theories of Learning. B.B. Murdock, Serial Organization in a Distributed Memory Model. S.A. Sloman, D.E. Rumelhart, Reducing Interference in Distributed Memories Through Episodic Gating. J.G. Rueckl, S.M. Kosslyn, What Good is Connectionist Modeling? A Dialogue.