KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS IN SCHEMATIC CONCEPT FORMATION,

Abstract

Research on schematic concept formation (SCF) using VARGUS 7 patterns at high redundancy levels has indicated that 0% and 100% knowledge of results (KOR) does not differentially affect task performance. An experiment to determine the effect of 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% KOR in the SCF task indicated that SCF occurred but was not differentially affected by the KOR variable. The subject's certainty of the correctness of his responses was reliably higher for correct than for incorrect responses, but was not reliably influenced by the KOR variable. These data, and earlier studies, indicate that KOR does not facilitate concept formation when the high redundancy VARGUS 7 patterns are used. There is some evidence in this study that intermediate levels of KOR may interfere with SCF. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0672853

Entities

People

  • A. D. Wright
  • T. R. Dixon

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Concept Formation
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Mental Processes
  • Musculoskeletal And Neural Physiology
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Redundancy
  • Task Performance And Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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