A Formal Analysis of the Standard Operating Processes (SOP) and Multiple Time Scales (MTS) Theories of Habituation.
In this article, we compare two theories of habituation: the standard operating processes (SOP) and the multiple time scales (MTS) models. Both theories propose that habituation is due to a reduction in the difference between actual and remembered stimulation. Although the two approaches explain sho...
| Publicado en: | Psychological Review Vol. 132; no. 6; pp. 1493 - 1522 |
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