ABSTRACT

First published in 1978. In this book the author has attempted to present a systematic theoretical and factual account of the role of higher mental processes in human learning and memory, and certain aspects of the psychology of perception and language. The major orienting theme of the book is its dual emphasis on nonverbal imagery and verbal processes (inner speech) as memory codes and mediators of behavior. Based on recent experimental evidence, the conceptual approach in a sense represents an integration of pre-behavioristic and behavioristic views concerning the nature of thought. The book is intended both as a textbook and as a theoretical monograph.

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|48 pages

Meaning and the Symbolic Processes

chapter 4|31 pages

Perception and the Symbolic Processes

Effects of Meaning

chapter 6|23 pages

Learning and Memory

Classical Mnemonic Systems

chapter 7|67 pages

Stimulus Attributes and Memory

chapter 8|53 pages

Meaning and Associative Learning

chapter 9|28 pages

Verbal Mediation in Learning and Memory

chapter 10|26 pages

Imagery Mediation in Learning and Memory

chapter 11|39 pages

Distinguishing Imaginai and Verbal Mediators

chapter 12|39 pages

Language and the Symbolic Processes

Linguistic Models and Associationism

chapter 13|44 pages

Imagery and Language

chapter 15|9 pages

Extensions and Speculations