S-O-R and the Psychology of Human Learning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13660910 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clyde E Noble (University of Georgia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 923-943 |
| Publication date | 1966-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1966.18.3.923 |
| OpenAlex | W1970769638 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
A frame of reference is presented for describing the empirical laws of human learning and performance in terms of stimulus (S), organismic (O), and response (R) variables. The relationship of experimentation to the discovery of laws and the construction of theories is outlined, and some problems connected with the objective specification of S, O, and R events are discussed. Learning as a systematic concept is treated at two definitional (formal vs operational) and two theoretical (Hull vs Estes) levels. An analysis of the hypothetical associative factor (Hall's H or Estes' x ) reveals that it is basically a mathematical transformation of selected independent variables. Finally, a set of criteria is proposed by which the utility of theories of learning and performance may be evaluated
Associative learning · Associative property · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Hull · Learning theory · Machine learning · Pure mathematics · Set (abstract data type · Variables · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Computer Science · Cultural Differences and Values · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
Science and Human Behavior
Stochastic models for learning.
Behavior theory and conditioning.
Psychology as the behaviorist views it.
The role of motivation in verbal learning and performance
The Relationship Between Certain Measures of Ability and the Acquisition of a Psychomotor Criterion Response
The concept of the stimulus in psychology
The two disciplines of scientific psychology
The problem of inference from curves based on group data
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |