Theories Of Knowledge And Psychological Applications

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about the brain,
subsequently he was considered ahead of his time. Rashevsky relied heavily upon
complex mathematical equations within his model, consequently many people simply
did not understand his theoretical perspective ( Martindale, 1991). In 1958
Rosenblatt proposed his theory on neural network models which focused on
perception. The theory elicited a great deal of interest; however it was
considered too simple to sufficiently explain all aspects of perception (Arbib,
1995).
As a result of the lack of acceptance, neural network models "fell out
of fashion"(Martindale, 1991, P.12). For a nine year lapse no neural network
model theories were developed. In 1967 the network approach was again examined.
Konorski developed a useful network model that focused primarily on Pavlovian
conditioning as opposed to cognition. Grossberg developed his neural network
theory during the years of 1969, 1980, 1987, and 1988. Grossberg developed a
powerful network theory of the mind but, like the ...

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(Paivio, 1986).
The individual who was at the fore front of the development of the dual
coding theory was Allan Paivio. He did research in the area of verbal and
nonverbal representations during the 1960's. Research papers that dealt with
topics of verbal and imaginal processes were: Abstractness, imagery, and
meaningfulness in paired-associated learning (1965) ; Latency of verbal
associations and imagery to noun stimuli as a function abstractness and
generality (1966) and; Mental imagery in associative learning and memory (1969),
( Paivio, 1986). In 1971 Allan Paivio presented his revolutionary paper, Imagery
and Verbal Processes. As a result of this paper the concept of a dual ...

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