Selective attention versus mediation: Some comments on Mackintosh's analysis of two-stage models of discrimination learning

The similarities and differences between selective attention and mediational S-R formulations are discussed particularly in relation to the meanings of the 2 concepts and to the role of verbal processes in the rapid reversals exhibited by older children and human adults. It is concluded that both fo...

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Published in:Psychological bulletin 1966-10, Vol.66 (4), p.282-288
Main Authors: Kendler, Howard H, Kendler, Tracy S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Animals
Attention
Cognition
Cognitive Mediation
Discrimination Learning
Haplorhini
Human
Humans
Models, Theoretical
Selective Attention
Verbal Ability
Verbal Behavior
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Summary:The similarities and differences between selective attention and mediational S-R formulations are discussed particularly in relation to the meanings of the 2 concepts and to the role of verbal processes in the rapid reversals exhibited by older children and human adults. It is concluded that both formulations require further conceptual articulation.
ISSN:0033-2909
1939-1455
DOI:10.1037/h0023753