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information entity > scientific discourse > theory > instance theory > instance theory of attention and memory

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instance theory of attention and memory  

Definition

  • A mathematically formalized instance-based theory that considers attention, categorization, and memory as different perspectives on a single cognitive act, modeled as a race among competing alternatives in which an object is simultaneously selected and categorized through analogy between stimuli and instances stored in memory (Logan, 2002).

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Synonym(s)

  • ITAM

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Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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