Degree of Consistent Training and the Development of Automatic Processing.
Abstract
Consistent mapping (CM) versus varied mapping (VM) relationships between target and distractor stimuli have been shown to yield qualitatively and quantitatively different modes of information processing. Experiments utilized a multiple frame target detection search paradigm in which subjects were to detect single character targets in rapidly presented characters on a number of channels. Three experiments examined how varying degrees of consistency influenced the development of automatic processing. The degree of consistency was varied by the frequency with which a letter was a target versus a distractor in a block of trails. The data from all three experiments are discussed in terms of a strength model. The applied value of automatic processing is discussed in light of the present findings that CM training to develop automatic processes generalized to stimuli which have a high probability of being a target. The importance of the degree of consistency to dual task situations and a variety of learning paradigms is discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 09, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA084150
Entities
People
- Arthur D. Fisk
- Walter Schneider
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign