LOSSES OF SKILL IN PERFORMING THE STANDARD MASHBURN TASK ARISING FROM DIFFERENT LEVELS OF LEARNING ON THE REVERSED TASK.

Abstract

As part of a major project on interference in motor performance, seven groups of male subjects (9 to 11 per group) were trained successively to perform the standard task, the reversed task, and again the standard task on the Modified Mashburn Apparatus. It was concluded that an adequate explanation of the principal changes in performance observed in this study apparently involves unlearning concepts comparable to experimental extinction with associated spontaneous recovery. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 23, 1950
Accession Number
AD0643405

Entities

People

  • Alfred H. Shephard

Organizations

  • Iowa State University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Extinction
  • Learning
  • Recovery
  • Standards

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Systems Analysis and Design