Characteristics of the Internal Representation of the Probability Structure of the Environment in Certain Mental Illnesses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19330968 |
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| Authors | B G Budashevskii, D N Menitskii |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 32-43 |
| Publication date | 1974-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Soviet Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-5751 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2753/rpo1061-0405120432 |
| OpenAlex | W2273638601 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
In 1935, Pavlov advanced the hypothesis that certain depressive states might be traceable to the subject's incorrect assessment of the probability that some threatening event, for example, a bolt of lightning, would occur.* Recent attempts to verify this hypothesis empirically and to apply it clinically by distinguishing the interacting influences of the real probability and the biological significance of an event have encountered considerable difficulties of a methodological nature. One possible approach to the solution of this problem and to working out equivalent assessments of these two factors is to compare the speed with which conditioned responses to various appropriate ecological stimuli are developed and extinguished (D. A. Biryukov) when the probability of the reinforcement is adequate (D. N. Menitskii, 1964). Another approach is to compare motor reaction times (I. M. Feigenberg). Moreover, the process of decision making and the overall reaction of the organism can be regarded as two discrete steps: (1) construction of a probability model of the environment (perception), and (2) evaluation of the "utility function" (motivation). The two steps are effected by different neurological mechanisms
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Event (particle physics) · Function (biology) · Mental representation · Perception · Process (computing) · Representation (politics) · Computer Science · Mathematics · Mental Health Research Topics · Neuroscience · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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