UNCERTAINTY AND CONFLICT - A POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN INFORMATION-THEORY AND BEHAVIOR-THEORY CONCEPTS
UNCERTAINTY AND CONFLICT - A POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN INFORMATION-THEORY AND BEHAVIOR-THEORY CONCEPTS
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DOI:
10.1037/h0041135
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发表时间:
1957-01-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
BERLYNE, DE
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作者:
BERLYNE, DE
" The use of information-theory measures is possible whenever there is a partition and a probability distribution. The stimuli and responses of behavior theory fulfill these conditions, but the situations in which information-theory language has proved useful to psychology have been ones in which conflict is an important factor. The'uncertainty'function satisfies some of the requirements that may be laid down for a measure of'degree of conflict.'But it does not satisfy them all without some modification, because it depends on the relative but not the absolute strengths of competing response tendencies." 6 psychological variables: emotional disturbance, reaction time, drive, curiosity, stimulus complexity, and reward are discussed, relative to conflict and information theory. 49 references.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)