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Peer reviewedShepard, Roger N. – Science, 1987
Describes the establishment of a psychological space for any set of stimuli by determining metric distances between the stimuli with the probability that a response learned for a stimulus will generalize to the other. (Author/TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Conditioning, Generalization, Higher Education
Geri, George A.; Hubbard, David C. – 1987
Two adaptive psychophysical procedures (tracking and "yes-no" staircase) for obtaining human visual contrast sensitivity functions (CSF) were evaluated. The procedures were chosen based on their proven validity and the desire to evaluate the practical effects of stimulus transients, since tracking procedures traditionally employ gradual…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Eye Movements, Patterned Responses, Psychophysiology
Peer reviewedWinn, William – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Reports on students' study and drawing of five electronic circuit diagrams. Concludes that the success of the students depended upon the amount of detail in the instructional diagrams. (RT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Educational Research, Holistic Approach
