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The Concept of Energy in Psychological Theory. Cognitive Science Program, Technical Report No. 86-2.
Posner, Michael I.; Rothbart, Mary Klevjord – 1986
This paper describes a basic framework for integration of computational and energetic concepts in psychological theory. The framework is adapted from a general effort to understand the neural systems underlying cognition. The element of the cognitive system that provides the best basis for attempting to relate energetic and computational ideas is…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attention, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology