34 Levels and Strategies of Response Organization
Advances in psychologyPublished 1 January 1980
Denis J. Glencross
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Abstract
It is proposed that response organization involves a generative or construction process involving the transfer of control between a number of levels of representation (general abstraction, elemental response units, parameters). In these terms response organization and production is described as involving four formats (i) sensory guidance and control (ii) advance planning and programming (iii) presetting and tuning (iv) amendment procedures. Finally, organizational formats and strategies are discussed in relation to contextual demands and the optimization of performance.
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