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Caitlin R. Bowman; Dagmar Zeithamova – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2023
A major question for the study of learning and memory is how to tailor learning experiences to promote knowledge that generalizes to new situations. In two experiments, we used category learning as a representative domain to test two factors thought to influence the acquisition of conceptual knowledge: the number of training examples (set size)…
Descriptors: Classification, Learning Processes, Generalization, Recognition (Psychology)
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Bowman, Caitlin R.; Zeithamova, Dagmar – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2020
Building conceptual knowledge that generalizes to novel situations is a key function of human memory. Category-learning paradigms have long been used to understand the mechanisms of knowledge generalization. In the present study, we tested the conditions that promote formation of new concepts. Participants underwent 1 of 6 training conditions that…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Generalization, Discrimination Learning, Classification
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Sweller, John; Levine, Marvin – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 1982
The operation of means-ends analysis (MEA) involves attempts at reducing differences between problem states and the goal state. It was paradoxically found that the more problem solvers knew of the goal state, the less they learned of the problem structure during the solution process. (PN)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Generalization
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Griggs, Richard A.; Newstead, Stephen E. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 1982
Four experiments were conducted to determine the source of difficulty of Wason's THOG problem. The THOG problem permits examination of the way people tackle a novel hypothetico-deductive problem. The results are interpreted as demonstrating the importance of problem presentation in problem solving. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Deduction, Evaluation Methods, Generalization