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Rehearsal Of The Incorrect Alternative In Verbal Discrimination Learning, David L. Clugston
Rehearsal Of The Incorrect Alternative In Verbal Discrimination Learning, David L. Clugston
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All memory tasks can be divided into those which require recall and those which require recognition. Recall tasks are considered the more difficult of the two tasks, since a response which is not the same as the stimulus must be produced. Recognition tasks, on the other hand, always have the correct item along with a number of incorrect or distractor items, and thus require only that the correct item be identified (i.e., discriminated from the other stimuli). Thus, the response of a name to the picture of somebody or something is a recall task, while the selection of the correct …
The Effects Of Pictorial Stimuli On The Direction-Following Behavior Of Mentally Retarded Adolescents, Dennis J. Tucker
The Effects Of Pictorial Stimuli On The Direction-Following Behavior Of Mentally Retarded Adolescents, Dennis J. Tucker
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Two groups of retarded adolescents were presented sets of multiple verbal directions (imperative sentences). One group was exposed to pictures illustrating the objects and action of each direction in addition to the verbal directions. Subjects were required to carry out performances demanded by the directions. The direction-following behavior of the Verbal + Picture Group was found to be significantly superior to that of the Verbal Group. The groups did not differ significantly in sequencing their performances, i.e., carrying out the verbal directions in the order in which they were presented. Two possible explanations for the superior performance of the Verbal …