The American Journal of Psychology

The Organization of Behavior; A Neuropsychological Theory

Journal article · 1950 · Cited by 4,776

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Abstract

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.

DOI: 10.2307/1418888 · Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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