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The mechanics of environmental adjustment
Author(s) -
Roby Thornton B.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830040204
Subject(s) - typology , stimulus–response model , stimulus (psychology) , psychology , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , management science , computer science , neuroscience , engineering , sociology , perception , anthropology
In constructing models of behavioral change (conditioned response, decision response, learning, etc.), one must make certain assumptions about the nature of the stimulus, of the environment from which it is selected, and of the determinants of response. Here a consistent taxonomy of these factors is offered together with a typology of mathematical models, where a type of model is associated with each combination of types of behavioral determinants.