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ERIC Number: EJ173444
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Publication Date: 1977
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On the Relationship between Novelty and Complexity
Stang, David
Journal of Psychology, 95, 317-23, Mar 77
Proposes explanations and further research considerations for the apparent psychological equivalence of the terms "complexity" and "novelty" as they refer to information theory, stimulus generalization, and subject expectancy effects. (RL)
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attention, Concept Formation, Difficulty Level, Expectation, Information Theory, Language Attitudes, Responses, Stimuli, Stimulus Generalization
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