Estes (l962) has stated that there may be as many outcomes in the evaluation of a learning experiment as there are changes in performance. Since performance is the basic datum from which learning is inferred, the question arises as to when a performance measure ceases to reflect performance, per se, and when it begins to reflect learning. This thesis is concerned with the above problem as it relates to one form of simple learning, viz., classical conditioning, and one response system, namely the galvanic skin response (GSR). The assessment of learning through classical conditioning of the GSR involves three related issues. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.116617 |
| Date | January 1964 |
| Creators | Prescott, James W. |
| Contributors | Poser, E. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Psychology.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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