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On the application of the information concept to learning theory

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A learning curve derived by H. D. Landahl (Bull. Math. Biophysics,3, 71–77, 1941) from postulated neurological structures is shown to be derivable from simplified assumptions by introducing the information measure of the uncertainty of response. The possible significance of this approach to learning theory is discussed.

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  • Landahl, H. D. 1941. “Studies in the Mathematical Biophysics of Discrimination and Conditioning II: Special Case: Errors, Trials, and Number of Possible Responses.”Bull. Math. Biophysics,3, 71–77.

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  1. Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA

    Anatol Rapoport

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Rapoport, A. On the application of the information concept to learning theory. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 18, 317–321 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02481877

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