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The Organization of Behavior; A Neuropsychological Theory.

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Attneave, Fred, B., M., Hebb, D. O.·1950·The American Journal of Psychology

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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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  • Minds emerge in consequence of the existential imperative of self-organizing systems to monitor their own internal states in relation to potentially annihilatory, entropic forces.

    “We have seen that minds emerge in consequence of the existential imperative of self-organizing systems to monitor their own internal states in relation to potentially annihilatory, entropic forces39.”
  • Encoding induces synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP) or long-term depression (LTD) as major forms of learning-induced synaptic plasticity.

    “Encoding induces synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP) or long-term depression (LTD) as major forms of learning-induced synaptic plasticity (222,527,616,629,1209).”

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Authors
Attneave, F., B., M., & Hebb, D. O.
Affiliations
McGill University (CA)
Venue
The American Journal of Psychology
Published
1950-10
Volume
63
Issue
4
Pages
633
ISSN
0002-9556 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2059148040
Cited by
5,146
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
other-oa
Locations
  • The American Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › General Psychology › Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
Keywords
neuropsychological theory, summation, learning, perception, field theory, equipotentiality, phase sequence, learning ability, motivation, pain, hunger, emotional disturbance, intelligence

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