Effect of Negative Instances in Concept Acquisition Using a Verbal-Learning Task.

Tennyson, Robert D.

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Publication Date: 1973

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Effect of Negative Instances in Concept Acquisition Using a Verbal-Learning Task

Tennyson, Robert D.

Journal of Educational Psychology, 64, 2, 247-60, Apr 73

Results indicated that negative instances were an integral part of concept acquisiton. The relationship between the positive and negative instances was based upon similarity of irrelevant attributes and sentence difficulty. (Author)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Difficulty Level, Grade 7, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Sentences, Stimulus Generalization, Verbal Learning

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