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Bourne, L. E., Jr.; Miller, Shirley – Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1973
Purpose of this experiment was to explore the effects of pre- and postshift stimulus similarity, type of shift, and difficulty of discrimination in the standard solution shift - concept identification paradigm. (Authors/CB)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Discrimination Learning, Performance Factors, Shift Studies
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Brown, Ann L.; Scott, Marcia S. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1972
The ability of children of 3-5 years to acquire mediated solutions to conceptual problems and to execute rapid reversal shifts within these concepts suggests that their problem solving capacity is not necessarily limited to simple associative responses. (Authors)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Learning Theories
Dillon, Richard F.; Petrusic, William M. – Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1972
Purpose of study was to (a) compare the rate of increase of proactive interference over the first few trials under recall and recognition memory test conditions, (2) determine the effects of two types of distractors on short-term recognition, and (3) test memory after proactive interference had reached a stable level under each of three test…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Inhibition, Interference (Language), Memory