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First published in 1958, this book has become recognized as a classic in its field, marking a transition between behaviorist learning theory and the modern 'information-processing' or cognitive approach to perception and mental skills. The work continues to provide a principal starting point for theoretical and experimental work on selective attention. It will make compelling reading for psychologists and others interested in the recent history of psychology.

Components of the scene; Vigilance: results with traditional measures; Vigilance: the approach with measures from decision theory; Some necessary preliminaries on the nature of the auditory system; Selective perception; Reaction to stimuli occurring with different probabilities; The speed of decisions; Primary memory; Noise and other stresses; Speculations and plans.

First published in 1958, this book has become recognized as a classic in its field, marking a transition between behaviorist learning theory and the modern 'information-processing' or cognitive approach to perception and mental skills. The work continues to provide a principal starting point for theoretical and experimental work on selective attention. It will make compelling reading for psychologists and others interested in the recent history of psychology.

Components of the scene; Vigilance: results with traditional measures; Vigilance: the approach with measures from decision theory; Some necessary preliminaries on the nature of the auditory system; Selective perception; Reaction to stimuli occurring with different probabilities; The speed of decisions; Primary memory; Noise and other stresses; Speculations and plans.

This book discusses principles and theories regarding perception and communication. Relevant research data is presented which support these theories. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).