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Learning in simple systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2009

Geoffrey Hall
Geoffrey Hall
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Department of Psychology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom. gh1@york.ac.ukhttp://www.york.ac.uk/depts/psych/www/people/biogs/gh1.html
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Abstract

Studies of conditioning in simple systems are best interpreted in terms of the formation of excitatory links. The mechanisms responsible for such conditioning contribute to the associative learning effects shown by more complex systems. If a dual-system approach is to be avoided, the best hope lies in developing standard associative theory to deal with phenomena said to show propositional learning.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , April 2009 , pp. 210 - 211
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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