The Perception of Stimulus Relations
Discrimination Learning and Transposition
Published on 22. October 2013
402 pages
978-1-4832-6361-8 (ISBN)
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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.
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PrefacePart I: Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction The Problem of Relation Perception The Transposition Problem Stimulus Equivalence The Transposition Paradigms OverviewPart II: Studies of Unidimensional Transposition Chapter 2. Measurement Theoretical Considerations Empirical Considerations Conclusions Chapter 3. Training Variables Stimulus Variables Procedural Variables Chapter 4. Test Variables Disruptive Effects of the Tests Delay Distance Effect of Direction of Transposition Test Multiple Tests Chapter 5. Subject Variables Effect of Noticing Change in Stimuli from Training to Test Speed of Original Learning Concept Knowledge Age Intelligence Sex Differences Phylogenetic Comparisons Chapter 6. Absolute versus Relative Discrimination Problems The Standard Absolute and Relative Problems Other Kinds of Absolute and Relative Problems ConclusionPart III: Studies of Multidimensional Transposition Chapter 7. Form Transposition The Meaning of Form The Meaning of Form Transposition The Transposition of Visual Forms Other Kinds of Form TranspositionPart IV: Theories of Transposition Chapter 8. Relational Theories Background Gestalt Theory Configuration Theory Ratio Theory Adaptation Level Theories Mediation Theory Hunter's Configuration Theory Chapter 9. Absolute Theories Spence's Theories Generalization Theory Neural Theories Sensationistic Theories Other Solutions Chapter 10. Summary of Findings and Evaluation of Theories Two-Stimulus versus Intermediate-Stimulus Problems Measurement Stimulus Similarity Asymmetrical Stimulus Sets Effect of Absolute Stimulus Components Amount of Original Training Reward Multiple-Problem Training Opportunity for Comparison Disruptive Effects of the Tests Delay Distance Effect of Direction of Transposition Test Multiple Tests Effect of Noticing Change in Stimuli from Training to Test Speed of Original Learning Concept Knowledge Age Intelligence Sex Differences Phylogenetic Comparisons Absolute versus Relative Discrimination Problems Form Transposition Chapter 11. Outline of a New Theory of Transposition Assumptions and Basic Deductions Other Deductions Multiple-Problem Training Summary and Concluding RemarksBibliography and Author IndexSubject Index
