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.
Inhalt
Preface
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction
The Problem of Relation Perception
The Transposition Problem
Stimulus Equivalence
The Transposition Paradigms
Overview
Part 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
Conclusion
Part 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 Transposition
Part 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 Remarks
Bibliography and Author Index
Subject Index