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: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxord University Press,
1994
New York : Oxford : Oxord University Press; Clarendon Press, 1994 |
| Series: | Oxford psychology series ;
no. 22 Oxford psychology series no. 22 Oxford psychology series ; no. 22 |
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| 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: | xii, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cm xii, 282 p. : ill. ; 25 cm xii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm xii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Also available on the Internet |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-272) and index Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-272) and indexes Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0195073355 (alk. paper) 0195073355 9780195073355 |