Psychological Decision Mechanisms and Perception.

Abstract

The report examines the historical background of the role of motivational concepts as determinants of perceptual events. A summary of decision theoretic notions is followed by an explication of the theory of response bias. This work is related to such topics as word recognition thresholds and aspects of social perception. A description and summary of the major findings on the measurement of utility is included. The report ends with a discussion of motivational effects of a more intrinsic form that are being studied as part of work on perceptual motor skills, including response integration, looking behavior, and vehicle guidance. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 1972
Accession Number
AD0746167

Entities

People

  • Eugene Galanter

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Guidance
  • Identification
  • Measurement
  • Motor Skills
  • Perception
  • Recognition
  • Word Recognition

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.