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Sanford, Emily M.; Halberda, Justin – Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2023
Are there some differences so small that we cannot detect them? Are some quantities so similar (e.g., the number of spots on two speckled hens) that they simply look the same to us? Although modern psychophysical theories such as Signal Detection Theory would predict that, with enough trials, even minute differences would be perceptible at an…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Numeracy, Perception, Discrimination Learning
Pear, Joseph J. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016
For over a century and a quarter, the science of learning has expanded at an increasing rate and has achieved the status of a mature science. It has developed powerful methodologies and applications. The rise of this science has been so swift that other learning texts often overlook the fact that, like other mature sciences, the science of…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Educational Research, Sciences, Educational Principles
Heiser, R. B. – J Genet Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Child Development, Concept Formation, Discrimination Learning, Language Role
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Granberg, Donald – Journal of General Psychology, 1972
Descriptors: Adaptation Level Theory, Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Discrimination Learning
Lathrop, Robert L. – Music Educ J, 1970
Descriptors: Children, Concept Formation, Discrimination Learning, Environmental Influences
Mischel, Walter – 1975
This paper presents an overview of the knowledge afforded man from research into personality. Approaching his topic from a position valuing the study of persons from complementary psychological perspectives, the author attempts to derive some conclusion about human behavior and personality. He discusses the findings that there is basic continuity…
Descriptors: Behavior, Cognitive Processes, Discrimination Learning, Individual Differences