When discussing Lashley's "search for the engram," I would often describe it as testing a "connectionist" or "associationist" theory of learning as opposed to a more Gestaltist view. Of course, Lashley's laws of mass action & equipotentiality are decidedly Gestaltist in flavor.
Ed Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychology West Chester University of Pennsylvania http://home.comcast.net/~epollak/ Husband, father, grandfather, bluegrass fiddler, banjoist & biopsychologist............... in approximate order of importance ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: info:History of Psych From: "michael sylvester" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 09:43:11 -0500 X-Message-Number: 1 Was there ever a school of psychology referrred to as "connectionism"? I am aware that learning theory utilized the term "stimulus-response connections" but that was probably a general term.Or am I thinking more of Estes and Guthrie learning theories? --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=14601 or send a blank email to leave-14601-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
