Amount of Training, Age of Subject, and Perseveration in Reversal Learning. Final Report.

Autor/in	O'Malley, John J.
Institution	Scranton Univ., PA.
Titel	Amount of Training, Age of Subject, and Perseveration in Reversal Learning. Final Report.
Quelle	(1972), (16 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Age Differences; Cognitive Development; Criterion Referenced Tests; Data Analysis; Discrimination Learning; Grade 1; Preschool Children; Psychological Testing; Responses; Shift Studies; Test Results; Visual Measures + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kognitive Entwicklung; Auswertung; Lernen; Lernprozess; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Psychological test; psychological tests; Psychological examination; Psychologischer Test; Schichtunterricht
Abstract	Review of reversal learning data obtained from Ss of various developmental phases suggested that overtraining increases perseveration in pre-school children, and decrease perseveration in older (e.g., 1st grade) children. The present experiment tested this apparent trend. Children of two age groups (X = 4 yrs., 4 mos., vs. X = 6 yrs., 5 mos.) learned a reversal shift after having been trained to a 9 of 10 criterion, or after 20 or 40 additional overtraining trials. The results indicated that overtraining has no effect upon perseveration in the younger children, and increased perseveration in the older children, failing to confirm the apparent development trend. It was also found that criterion-trained younger Ss perseverated more than did criterion-trained older Ss, but that this age difference disappeared in the overtraining conditions. Finally, it was found that ease of overall reversal learning was unaffected by the amount of original training in both age groups. (Author)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01