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Increasing Resistance To The Negative Effects Of Set, Paul B. Chance
Increasing Resistance To The Negative Effects Of Set, Paul B. Chance
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Two experimental studies were reported in which attempts were made to increase resistance to the negative effects of set. Set interference was measured by performance on 1) a task in which a set was experimentally induced, 2) a series of problems presumed to involve implicit sets, and 3) a test of creativity presumed to involve implicit sets.
The experimental treatments consisted of tasks which required set-breaking. An important aspect of this research was that no hints or instructions concerning sets were provided.
The findings offer modest support for the view that learning experiences can be designed which will increase resistance …