Abstract
The paper describes some experiments designed to test the predictions of an intermittency hypothesis concerning the influence of stimulus intensity on the delay in reaction to the second of a pair of visual stimuli. No agreement has been found between the experimental data and the predictions. A variant of the intermittency hypothesis is proposed in which the central system is not assumed to handle information on an all-or-none basis, but rather on the basis of a reduces sensitivity to new information; the sensitivity is assumed to be minimal immediately after the passage of a stimulus and is gradually restored to its initial value. Some psychophysical and neurophysiological evidence is given.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 232-253 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Acta psychologica |
Volume | 30 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1969 |
Externally published | Yes |