In studies of higher primates, mental functions which hypothetically exist which allow the animal to respond to a stimulus even after it has been removed, most likely involving a form of mental representation of the stimuli.
REPRESENTATIVE FACTORS: "Representative factors are a hypothetical construct to explain response in higher primates absent the initial stimulus."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "REPRESENTATIVE FACTORS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/representative-factors/ (accessed March 20, 2023).
