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| Titel: |
What are stimuli? |
| Auteur: |
O'Neil, W. M. |
| Verschenen in: |
Australian journal of psychology |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 17 (1965) nr. 2 pagina's 109-116 |
| Jaar: |
1965-08-01 |
| Inhoud: |
An examination of the origin and early use of the word “stimulus” affords no certain indication of its proper use except perhaps that a stimulus, in the stimulus-response complex, acts upon and through sense receptors. An examination of contemporary psychological usage suggests a tri-dimensional classification—distal-meaial-proximal; molecular (unitary)-molar; and physical-semantic—in addition to the distinction between cue and drive properties. It is argued that, although care must be exercised in using the word, the only justifiable rule is to adopt that conception and hence definition of the stimulus which is most effective in dealing with the behaviour being considered. Thus in dealing with constancy phenomena the most relevant stimuli are distal, molar and physical; in a discrimination experiment the most relevant stimuli are proximal (or medial), usually molecular and physical; and in a study of social influences on perception they are distal, molar and semantic. |
| Uitgever: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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