Yes, it appears to be a relatively permanent change in behavior potential as a result of experience (and is subject to extinction, blocking, etc.).
>-----Original Message----- >From: Hugh Foley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >So, here's a site that illustrates and discusses the McCullough Effect: > >http://www.cheswick.com/ches/me/index.html > >Celeste McCullough (was she at Oberlin??) published an article in 1965 >that described the effect. The effect is not explainable in the "usual" >low-level afterimage fashion, which (I think) then calls into question >all low-level explanations of afterimages. If you think only of the two >inducing images, one might predict some sort of plaid afterimage, but >the test grid shows that we organize the afterimage spatially. That's >perplexing enough, but the afterimage can persist for so long a >duration that a simple "rebound" explanation doesn't seem plausible. ************************************************* Michael T. Scoles, Ph.D. Director, Arkansas Charter School Resource Center Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 72035 voice: (501) 450-5418 fax: (501) 450-5424 ************************************************* --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
