Lapses influenced by similarity

In accounting for lapses which are commonly said to be influenced by similarity the writer refers to Sherrington's principle of the final common path. In lapses of omission, transposition, reversal, etc., the same elements are involved as in the correct order. Only one discharge at a time can o...

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Published in:Psychological review 1925-05, Vol.32 (3), p.216-223
Main Author: Cole, L. W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Etiology
Human
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Summary:In accounting for lapses which are commonly said to be influenced by similarity the writer refers to Sherrington's principle of the final common path. In lapses of omission, transposition, reversal, etc., the same elements are involved as in the correct order. Only one discharge at a time can occupy the final common path. Similarity is not an explanatory principle of association, but in lapses involving similar parts the principle of the final common path does open the way to a simple explanation.
ISSN:0033-295X
1939-1471
DOI:10.1037/h0071102