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Peer reviewedBusemeyer, Jerome; And Others – Cognitive Psychology, 1997
A new paradigm is presented for investigating how intervening concepts are learned. Results of four experiments involving 85 college students provide converging evidence for the acquisition of intervening concepts. A simple associative learning mechanism is proposed to account for the results. The new paradigm uses a stimulus-response-feedback…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Associative Learning, College Students, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedMason, Mildred – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1982
Three experiments report additional evidence that it is a mistake to account for all interletter effects solely in terms of sensory variables. These experiments attest to the importance of structural variables such as retina location, array size, and ordinal position. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Eye Fixations, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSmall, Parker A., Jr. – Journal of Medical Education, 1988
Medical education must put more emphasis on teaching that improves students' abilities to make associations. Two teaching methods that can promote development of the necessary association skills in clinical contexts--"wait time" and "concept mapping"--are briefly reviewed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Clinical Diagnosis, Concept Mapping, Higher Education
