Traditional accounts of sequential behavior assume that schemas and goals play a causal role in the control of behavior. In contrast, M. Botvinick and D. C. Plaut (see record 2004-12248-005) argued that, at least in routine behavior, schemas and goals are epiphenomenal. The authors evaluate the Botvinick and Plaut account by contrasting the simple…

The major facts of motion perception are summarized, and three major problems regarding motion perception for moving objects, stable environments, and locomotion in a stable environment are elaborated. A hierarchy of motion types is presented. Evidence that the stimulus for motion is relational is considered. (SLD)

In everyday tasks, selecting actions in the proper sequence requires a continuously updated representation of temporal context. Previous models have addressed this problem by positing a hierarchy of processing units, mirroring the roughly hierarchical structure of naturalistic tasks themselves. The present study considers an alternative framework,…

A model for the internal representation of pitch sequences in tonal music is advanced. Pitch sequences are retained as hierarchical networks. At each level, elements are organized as structural units, in accordance with laws of figural goodness. Processing advantages of the system are discussed. (Author/BW)