ABSTRACT

CONTENTS Abstract................................................................................................................. 112 6.1. Modules.and.Modularity.......................................................................... 112 6.2. The.Process.Decomposition.Method....................................................... 114

6.2.1. Separate.Modifiability,.Process-Specific.Factors,.Selective. Influence,.and.Functional.Distinctness....................................... 114

6.2.2. Processes.and.Their.Measures,.Pure.and.Composite,.and. Combination.Rules......................................................................... 114

6.2.3. Overview.of.Examples.and.Issues............................................... 117 6.3. Isolation.of.a.Timing.Module.in.the.Rat................................................. 118 6.4. Mental.Processing.Stages.Inferred.from.Reaction.Times..................... 119

6.4.1. The.Method.of.Additive.Factors................................................... 119 6.4.2. Selectivity.of.the.Effect.of.Sleep.Deprivation.in.a.Process.