1st Edition

Preparatory States and Processes

Edited By S. Kornblum, J. Requin Copyright 1984
    400 Pages
    by Psychology Press

    Preparation is a term that is used quite freely during private, informal discussions. As the argument becomes more formal and more public, “priming,” “ feed-forward” and similar jargon terms take its place, presumably because they are better defined, safer, and more acceptable. However, in spite of the caution that surrounds its use, it is clear that “preparation” denotes a useful concept. The purpose of the Franco-American Conference on Preparatory States and Processes was to try to clarify this concept by inviting investigators from different specialties in the behavioral and neural sciences to present and discuss illustrations of the use of the concept from their own work.

    PART I: PREPARATORY ROLE OF EVENT SEQUENCES, PART II: THE TIME COURSE OF PREPARATORY PROCESSES, PART III: CENTRAL MECHANISMS AND INDICES OF PREPARATORY PROCESSES, A. GENERAL ISSUES, PART III: CENTRAL MECHANISMS AND INDICES OF PREPARATORY PROCESSES, B. INPUT ISSUES, PART III: CENTRAL MECHANISMS AND INDICES OF PREPARATORY PROCESSES C. OUTPUT PROCESSES, PART IV: GLOBAL AND LOCAL PREPARATORY PROCESSES.

    Biography

    Jean Requin, Sylvan Kornblum