A Rather General S-R Paradigm

Abstract

A rather general S-R paradigm is proposed in which stimulus biases, response biases, activation or general responsiveness, and association are defined as patterns of response strength or occurrence when a variety of responses are recorded to a variety of stimuli (an S-R matrix). Patterns of differences between similar matrices obtained on different occasions or with different groups of Ss are similarly defined as increments in stimulus biases, responses biases, activation, and association. Applications of the general paradigm to conditioning, verbal learning, and transfer studies are suggested.