Three experiments examined the role of contingent associations in learning double-function, verbal-discrimination lists. Some 15-pair lists were constructed of category instances in such a way that the learning of three contingent associations based on category names would mediate correct performance for all 15 pairs. The first experiment gave no…

Article supports a duoprocess theory of concept identification which assumes semi-independent and sequential dimension selection and paired-associate learning. (Author)

Results of the feedback experiments reported here were: (1) feedback facilitated learning when it followed wrong responses; (2) feedback had no effect on learning following correct responses; (3) feedback consisting of both the stimulus and the response was superior to no feedback, whereas feedback consisting of only the response did not differ…

Examines the relationship between sentence meaning and paired-associate recall. (AG)

Research supported by grant HD-02025 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, U.S. Public Health Service.

This paper addresses several inconsistencies in the phonological deficit theory of dyslexia in relation to children with language impairments. Results from studies in the reading and language literature inform readers of the critical elements of phonemic awareness that predict later reading success. These elements combined with explicit…

Can the laws of learning be applied in the classroom? The issue is whether control over the stimulus affords management-control over the learning processes within the student. The S-R (stimulus-response) position in psychology, most notably associated with Skinner, tends to accept and assert the affirmative. However, accumulated experience with…

The hypothesis that thematic prompts facilitate learning by furnishing mediators was investigated in three experiments, two of which produced enhanced learning. (CK)