Abstract
The production of stimulus‐independent thought (e.g. fantasy and imagery) was measured as a function of the rate at which information was presented to human subjects. Information in the form of simple tones was presented at rates from 0·2 to 6 bits per sec. The linear regression of reported stimulus‐independent thought on information rate accounted for 83 per cent of the between‐cell variance. The results support a model in which both sensory and memory events are operated on by a common central cognitive unit.
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PsychologyStimulus (psychology)CognitionSensory systemCognitive psychologyAudiologyDevelopmental psychologyNeuroscience
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- 1968
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- article
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- 59
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 423-430
- Citations
- 246
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John S. Antrobus
(1968).
INFORMATION THEORY AND STIMULUS‐INDEPENDENT THOUGHT.
British Journal of Psychology
, 59
(4)
, 423-430.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8295.1968.tb01157.x
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- 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1968.tb01157.x