From Learning Theory to Connectionist Theory: Essays in Honor of William K. Estes, Volume I; From Learning Processes to Cognitive Processes, Volume II

by Alice F. Healy (Editor), Stephen M. Kosslyn (Editor), Richard M. Shiffrin (Editor)

Overview

These two volumes consist of chapters written by students and colleagues of W.K. Estes. The books' contributors -- themselves eminent figures in the field -- reflect on Estes' sweeping contributions to mathematical as well as cognitive and experimental psychology. As indicated by their titles, Volume I features mathematical and theoretical essays, and Volume II presents cognitive and experimental essays. Both volumes contain insightful literature reviews as well as descriptions of exciting new theoretical and empirical advances. Many of the essays also incorporate personal reminiscences reflecting the authors' fond affection for their illustrious mentor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134768257
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Edited by Healy, Alice F.; Kosslyn, Stephen M.; Shiffrin, Richard M.

Table of Contents

Volume I: From Learning Theory to Connectionist Theory. Contents: P. Suppes, Estes' Statistical Learning Theory: Past, Present, and Future. G. Bower, E. Heit, Choosing Between Uncertain Options: A Reprise to the Estes Scanning Model. R.D. Luce, A Path Taken: Aspects of Modern Measurement Theory. J.T. Townsend, Chaos Theory: A Brief Tutorial and Discussion. S. Link, Imitatio Estes: Stimulus Sampling Origins of Weber's Law. D. LaBerge, A Mathematical Theory of Attention in a Distractor Task. J.I. Yellot, Jr., Triple Correlation and Texture Discrimination. R.M. Nosofsky, Exemplars, Prototypes, and Similarity Rules. M.A. Gluck, Stimulus Sampling and Distributed Representations in Adaptive Network Theories of Learning. B.B. Murdock, Serial Organization in a Distributed Memory Model. S.A. Sloman, D.E. Rumelhart, Reducing Interference in Distributed Memories Through Episodic Gating. J.G. Rueckl, S.M. Kosslyn, What Good is Connectionist Modeling? A Dialogue.

Editorial Reviews

"...these volumes are excellent collections of articles....two fine volumes edited and written by first-rate cognitive psychologists."
—Contemporary Psychology

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