Abstract
Contents: Introduction. The Problem and the Line of Attack. Summation and Learning in Perception. Field Theory and Equipotentiality. The First Stage of Perception: Growth of the Assembly. Perception of a Complex: The Phase Sequence. Development of the Learning Capacity. Higher and Lower Processes Related to Learning. Problems of Motivation: Pain and Hunger. The Problem of Motivational Drift. Emotional Disturbances. The Growth and Decline of Intelligence.
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PsychologyNeuropsychologyCognitive psychologyCognitive scienceCognitionNeuroscience
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- 63
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- 4
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- 633-633
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Fred Attneave,
M. B.,
D. O. Hebb
(1950).
The Organization of Behavior; A Neuropsychological Theory.
The American Journal of Psychology
, 63
(4)
, 633-633.
https://doi.org/10.2307/1418888
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- 10.2307/1418888