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Direct linkDavid Ruiz Méndez – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2024
The aim of this study was to model a situation that induced choice between following two incompatible rules, each associated with a different rate of reinforcement. In Experiment 1, eight undergraduate students were exposed to a two-component multiple schedule (training). In each component, there was a concurrent variable interval (VI)-extinction…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Guidelines, Reinforcement, Undergraduate Students
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
Peer reviewedOchocki, Thomas E.; And Others – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1975
Examined the learning performance of 192 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade children on either a two or four choice simultaneous color discrimination task. Compared the use of verbal reinforcement and/or punishment, under conditions of either complete or incomplete instructions. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Color, Discrimination Learning, Elementary School Students, Learning Processes
Download full textEDMONDS, ED M. – 1967
IN A REPRODUCTION TASK WHICH INCLUDED INSTANCES OF SEVERAL SCHEMATA MIXED TOGETHER, SUBJECTS LEARNED TO DISTINGUISH AMONG THE SCHEMATA WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS. A BEST FITTING EQUATION DESCRIBING PERFORMANCE AS A FUNCTION OF NUMBER OF REPRODUCTION TRIALS ACCURATELY PREDICTED LEARNING WITH NEW SUBJECTS AND PATTERNS RANDOMLY SAMPLED FROM A…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Discrimination Learning, Learning Processes, Perceptual Development
Berman, Phyllis W.; And Others – Develop Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Discrimination Learning, Learning Processes
O'Donnell, James P. – Child Develop, 1969
Research based upon a Ph.D. dissertation submitted to the Graduate School, University of Pittsburgh, and supported in part by U.S. Public Health Service grant MH-1290 and by the New York State Research Foundation.
Descriptors: Attention, Discrimination Learning, Instruction, Intelligence
Saunders, Richard R.; Sailor, Wayne – AAESPH Review, 1979
Results indicated the level of correct responding was higher under the "specific reinforcement" condition than under either "nonspecific" or "variable reinforcement" conditions, suggesting that a strategy of reinforcement which includes cue values of the discriminative stimulus may strengthen the learning process. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Cues, Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Processes
Kolb, Doris H.; Etzel, Barbara C. – 1968
As a result of findings of a previous study, this study, which sought to program preschool subjects to wait one minute for reinforcement, used pause-building procedures before delay conditions were started. The children, 3- to 5-year-olds, were designated either Baseline (control) subjects (n=3) or Programmed (experimental) subjects (n=5). Though…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Conditioning, Discrimination Learning, Error Patterns
Peer reviewedFergenson, P. Everett; Teichner, Warren H. – Journal of General Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Cues, Discrimination Learning
Peer reviewedSanders, Richard M. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: College Students, Concept Formation, Discrimination Learning, Feedback
Peer reviewedRydberg, Sven – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Attention Span, Beginning Reading, Discrimination Learning, Learning Processes
Ratliff, Richard G. – 1970
A series of investigations which simultaneously manipulated parameters of reinforcement and age and sex of children were conducted in order to further describe the learning process in children. In addition, an attempt was made to relate perceived parental discipline to performance in the discrimination learning tasks employed in this research. The…
Descriptors: Age, Children, Discipline, Discrimination Learning
Goldstein, Sondra Blevins; Siegel, Alexander W. – 1971
Eighty-four nine year old children, twelve in each of seven experimental groups, learned a two-choice successive discrimination problem. The parameters that were systematically manipulated included: (1) immediate versus delayed reinforcement; and (2) forced preresponse stimulus exposure versus stimulus exposure during the delay interval,…
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Learning, Learning Processes, Perception
Peer reviewedCunningham, Mark; Collins, Carol T. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Discrimination Learning, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedCarroll, Wayne R.; And Others – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Discrimination Learning, Grade 2, Information Processing
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