Whatever happened to information theory in psychology?
RD Luce�- Review of general psychology, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
RD Luce
Review of general psychology, 2003•journals.sagepub.comAlthough Shannon's information theory is alive and well in a number of fields, after an initial
fad in psychology during the 1950s and 1960s it no longer is much of a factor, beyond the
word bit, in psychological theory. The author discusses what seems to him (and others) to be
the root causes of an actual incompatibility between information theory and the
psychological phenomena to which it has been applied.
fad in psychology during the 1950s and 1960s it no longer is much of a factor, beyond the
word bit, in psychological theory. The author discusses what seems to him (and others) to be
the root causes of an actual incompatibility between information theory and the
psychological phenomena to which it has been applied.
Although Shannon's information theory is alive and well in a number of fields, after an initial fad in psychology during the 1950s and 1960s it no longer is much of a factor, beyond the word bit, in psychological theory. The author discusses what seems to him (and others) to be the root causes of an actual incompatibility between information theory and the psychological phenomena to which it has been applied.
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