TY - JOUR
AU - Gibson, E. J.
AB - Experiments described are designed to test the hypotheses that in the learning of serial lists generalization increases initially and later declines as differential reinforcement of right and wrong reactions becomes effective, and that varying degrees of generalization may be demonstrated to operate between a given item and others in the list. These hypotheses were tested in terms of reproduction and relearning scores obtained 24 hours after the learning of lists of nonsense forms paired with nonsense words that were differentiated in respect of degree of similarity to represent 3 degrees of generalization of stimulus-members. The positive results obtained prompt the suggestion "that differentiation of items is an essential component of verbal learning, and that differential reinforcement of right and wrong (generalized) responses is the process whereby a differentiated series is achieved."
TI - Intra-list generalization as a factor in verbal learning
JF - Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
DO - 10.1037/h0058505
DA - 1942-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/intra-list-generalization-as-a-factor-in-verbal-learning-M6oKs3eiHF
SP - 185
EP - 200
VL - 30
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -