Organization of Behavior

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The Organization of Behavior
Cover of the first edition
AuthorDonald O. Hebb
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLearning
Published1949
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages378 (2002 Psychology Press edition)
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Organization of Behavior is a 1949 book by the psychologist Donald O. Hebb.[1] One of the main takeaways was that it proposed a theory about learning based on conjunctures on neural networks and synapses being able to strengthen or weaken over time.[2]

Reception

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The author Richard Webster identifies Organization of Behavior as the most influential outline of Hebb's postulate. According to Webster, the hypothesis has classic status within science and is supported by recent research.[3]

References

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  3. ^ Webster 2005, p. 487.

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