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Gescheider, George A.; Wright, John H. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2012
Vibrotactile intensity-discrimination thresholds for sinusoidal stimuli applied to the thenar eminence of the hand declined as a function of practice. However, improvement was confined to the tactile information-processing channel in which learning had occurred. Specifically, improvements in performance with training within the Pacinian-corpuscle…
Descriptors: Tactual Perception, Stimuli, Information Processing, Transfer of Training
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Reynolds, Gemma; Reed, Phil – Learning and Motivation, 2011
Stimulus over-selectivity refers to behavior being controlled by one element of the environment at the expense of other equally salient aspects of the environment. This is a common problem for many individuals, including those with autism spectrum disorders, and learning difficulties, and presents a considerable problem for information processing…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Cues, Autism, Discrimination Learning
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Rakison, David H.; Yermolayeva, Yevdokiya – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2011
A longstanding and fundamental debate in developmental science is whether knowledge is acquired through domain-specific or domain-general mechanisms. To date, there exists no tool to determine whether experimental data support one theoretical approach or the other. In this article, we argue that the U- and N-shaped curves found in a number of…
Descriptors: Research Design, Cognitive Processes, Infants, Brain
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Jones, Gillian; Smith, Peter K. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1984
Investigates preschool children's ability (n = 30) to discriminate age, and subject's use of different facial areas in ranking facial photographs into age order. Results indicate subjects from 3 to 9 years can successfully rank the photos. Compared with other facial features, the eye region was most important for success in the age ranking task.…
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Information Processing, Perception, Preschool Children
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Halford, Graeme S. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1997
Reviews "Levels of Cognitive Development," which presents a theory of cognitive development integrating discrimination- learning research with understanding of higher cognitive processes. Argues that strengths include its presentation of systematic research and providing continuity between past and present models. Weaknesses include…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Associative Learning, Book Reviews, Child Development