Psychology of Learning and MotivationAcademic Press, 1989 M03 1 - 370 pages Psychology of Learning and Motivation |
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... predictions of an optimality model to be fulfilled, an animal need only respond in some way that leads to the predicted outcome in the environment of its species. This might mean responding to a simple stimulus like prey size that ...
... predictions of an optimality model to be fulfilled, an animal need only respond in some way that leads to the predicted outcome in the environment of its species. This might mean responding to a simple stimulus like prey size that ...
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... predictions have been fulfilled while precise quantitative predictions have not. Experiments and observations are seen as testing not the basic assumption that evolution tends to maximize fitness but the assumptions of particular models ...
... predictions have been fulfilled while precise quantitative predictions have not. Experiments and observations are seen as testing not the basic assumption that evolution tends to maximize fitness but the assumptions of particular models ...
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... predictions under much better-controlled conditions than would ever be possible in the field. Indeed, it has been argued (Hanson, 1987) that operant simulations are necessary because only in this way can the values of important ...
... predictions under much better-controlled conditions than would ever be possible in the field. Indeed, it has been argued (Hanson, 1987) that operant simulations are necessary because only in this way can the values of important ...
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... predictions of simple optimal foraging models. Early operant simulations like that of Lea (1979) aimed to see whether foraging-like phenomena could be obtained on appropriately designed schedules. In more recent work, predictions from ...
... predictions of simple optimal foraging models. Early operant simulations like that of Lea (1979) aimed to see whether foraging-like phenomena could be obtained on appropriately designed schedules. In more recent work, predictions from ...
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... predictions of this model are that (1) prey are included in the diet in order of profitability; (2) choice is all or nothing: a prey type should either always or never be attacked when encountered; and (3) acceptance of a prey type ...
... predictions of this model are that (1) prey are included in the diet in order of profitability; (2) choice is all or nothing: a prey type should either always or never be attacked when encountered; and (3) acceptance of a prey type ...
Contents
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Reinforcement Behavioral Stereotypy And Problem Solving | 93 |
Memory Performance And Phenomenological Appearance | 139 |
A Review And A New View | 193 |
Chapter 6 Strategic Control Of Retrieval Strategies | 227 |
Chapter 7 Alternative Representations | 261 |
Chapter 8 Evidence For Relational Selectivity In The Interpretation Of Analogy And Metaphor | 307 |
Index | 359 |
Contents of Recent Volumes | 369 |
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