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| Abstract Reasoning | 1 |
| Cognitive Processes | 1 |
| Concept Formation | 1 |
| Grammar | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Learning Processes | 1 |
| Novelty (Stimulus Dimension) | 1 |
| Paired Associate Learning | 1 |
| Task Analysis | 1 |
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| Cognition | 1 |
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| Allen, Rhianon | 1 |
| Reber, Arthur S. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedReber, Arthur S.; Allen, Rhianon – Cognition, 1978
College students learned artificial grammar under two conditions: paired associate learning (PA), and observation of exemplars (OBS). OBS induced abstract representation of the rules of grammar. PA produced very different learning--subjects knew some whole items but detected little structure. Grammar was learned largely by analogy rather than…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Grammar
