The Processing of Information and Structure.

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First published in 1974. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Cover Title Copyright Contents Dedication Preface LECTURE 1 STIMULUS SETS, SUBSETS, AND PATTERN GOODNESS Introduction Structure, Total Sets, and Subsets Pattern Goodness Summary References LECTURE 2 PATTERN GOODNESS IN INFORMATION PROCESSING Simple Discrimination Recognition Memory Reproduction Memory Paired-Associates Learning Verbal Encoding Summary References LECTURE 3 THE PERCEPTION AND LEARNING OF TEMPORAL PATTERNS Perceived Pattern Alternatives Holistic Organizing Principles Perception or Learning Verbal Encoding Summary References. LECTURE 4 LEARNING OF DIMENSIONAL AND CORRELATIONAL STRUCTURE OF STIMULIFree-Recall Learning Classification and Concept Learning Discrimination Learning Semantic Considerations Summary References LECTURE 5 DIMENSIONAL AND SIMILARITY STRUCTURE IN CLASSIFICATION Similarity Scaling Perceptual Classification Dimensional Preferences What is Dimensional Integrality? Summary References LECTURE 6 DIMENSIONAL INTEGRALITY AND INFORMATION PROCESSING Facilitation and Interference Integrality of Auditory Dimensions Optional Processing Mechanisms More on Integrality. What Causes Interference?Other Interference Effects Processing Concepts Summary References LECTURE 7 INFORMATION INTEGRATION WITH SEPARABLE DIMENSIONS State and Process Limitation Perceptual Independence Redundancy that Produces a New Dimension Redundancy that Improves the Memory Process Redundancy that Improves Numeric Processing Summary References LECTURE 8 SOME PERVASIVE PRINCIPLES Critical Realism for the Perceiver Critical Realism for the Scientist Normative and Descriptive Models in Science References Author Index Subject Index.