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... tion . He reports , though on the basis of informal observation rather than systematic measurement , that this provoked vigorous exploration in the direction of the pattern . It is particularly interesting , however , that animals that ...
... tion . He reports , though on the basis of informal observation rather than systematic measurement , that this provoked vigorous exploration in the direction of the pattern . It is particularly interesting , however , that animals that ...
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... tion in general and locomotor exploration in particular , since it is ap- parently a matter of seeking variety and shunning monotony . But we must be cautious . In most of the experiments in question , the responses were means to ...
... tion in general and locomotor exploration in particular , since it is ap- parently a matter of seeking variety and shunning monotony . But we must be cautious . In most of the experiments in question , the responses were means to ...
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... tion in animals and of the simpler forms of stimulus selection in human beings , we can no longer shirk some of the theoretical questions that they raise . Unfortunately , we are not yet in a position to come out with a clear - cut ...
... tion in animals and of the simpler forms of stimulus selection in human beings , we can no longer shirk some of the theoretical questions that they raise . Unfortunately , we are not yet in a position to come out with a clear - cut ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Novelty Uncertainty Conflict Complexity | 18 |
Attention | 45 |
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