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Citation

Howard JH, Mutter SA, Howard DV. J. Exp. Psychol. Learn. Mem. Cogn. 1992; 18(5): 1029-1039.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1402708

Abstract

Serial pattern learning was investigated in a variation of the task introduced by Nissen and Bullemer (1987). We presented an asterisk at 1 of 4 spatial locations on each trial, and Ss either responded with a keypress or observed the event. The first 4 blocks contained 10 repetitions of a 10- or 16-element pattern, and the 5th block contained a random sequence. The difference in response time on the 5th random block and the previous patterned block served as an indirect measure of pattern learning. A direct measure was obtained in a final test block in which Ss predicted the next asterisk position. Equivalent learning occurred for responding and observing with indirect measures, but observation was superior with direct measures. These findings indicate that knowledge of serial order can develop through simple perceptual experience, and this is more available to deliberate recall than is knowledge acquired while responding.


Language: en

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