THE USE OF AN OPERATIONAL GAME AS A METHOD OF TASK FAMILIARIZATION.
A method of pretraining which consisted of practice on a highly abstract version of the test task was evaluated by experimental (E) vs. control (C) procedures. 10 Ss were used in each group. The E group received 5 hours practice on the abstract "game," and subsequently both groups received 6 hours t...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Applied Psychology Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6 |
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American Psychological Association
Feb62
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| Sumario: | A method of pretraining which consisted of practice on a highly abstract version of the test task was evaluated by experimental (E) vs. control (C) procedures. 10 Ss were used in each group. The E group received 5 hours practice on the abstract "game," and subsequently both groups received 6 hours training on the test task. The E group's performance was reliably superior to the C group throughout the 6-hour test task period although the difference gradually diminished. It was concluded that positive transfer in complex tasks is based on the practice of the verbally mediated, central responses common to both pretraining and test tasks. |
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