W Sluckin
Biographic Data
| ID | 3657624 |
|---|---|
| NAME | W Sluckin |
| GIVEN NAMES | W |
| FAMILY NAME | Sluckin |
| SIGNATURE | SLUCKIN W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leicester |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1953 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Liking words as a function of the experienced frequency of their occurrence
A hypothetical inverted‐U curve is postulated linking liking of stimuli to familiarity with them. An experiment using a special procedure was carried out in which the relationship was investigated for words, ranging from very unfamiliar to very familiar, between favourability and familiarity. The results conformed to the theoretical curve. This indicated that the positive correlation between the variables reported by several researchers (e.g. Zaj…
The Influence of Stimulus Familiarity/Novelty on Children's Expressed Preferences
Five-year-old children, fairly familiar with letters, greatly preferred letters to letter-like shapes. Ten-year-old children, all fluent readers, also preferred letters, but less markedly so. It is concluded that favourability is a function of exposure, but that additional exposure does not necessarily increase favourability and may even reduce it
Early Learning in Man and Animal
The Effects of Visual Experience on Behavioural Development in Neonatal Domestic Chicks
Visually controlled modes of behaviour of domestic chicks, reared singly for 24 hr. either in light or in darkness, were studied. Expt. I provided data concerning the chicks' approach responses, Expt. II tested chiefly the chicks' avoidance of moving objects and attendant vocalizations, and Expt. III investigated their pecking. It was found that dark‐reared animals were less apt to make ‘distress’ calls, tended to approach a moving object more re…
Imprinting and Early Learning
Imprinting and Short‐term Retention
In the first of three experiments chicks imprinted to a moving object were found to discriminate between the original and new moving objects significantly better after an interval of some minutes than immediately after ‘training’. In the second experiment similarly imprinted chicks were tested for discrimination between the initial object and a strange one when these objects were stationary. In these circumstances discrimination tended to be rath…
Cybernetics and Mental Functioning
Early Learning in Man and Animal
Imprinting and Short‐term Retention
In the first of three experiments chicks imprinted to a moving object were found to discriminate between the original and new moving objects significantly better after an interval of some minutes than immediately after ‘training’. In the second experiment similarly imprinted chicks were tested for discrimination between the initial object and a strange one when these objects were stationary. In these circumstances discrimination tended to be rath…
Cybernetics and Mental Functioning
Imprinting and Short‐term Retention
In the first of three experiments chicks imprinted to a moving object were found to discriminate between the original and new moving objects significantly better after an interval of some minutes than immediately after ‘training’. In the second experiment similarly imprinted chicks were tested for discrimination between the initial object and a strange one when these objects were stationary. In these circumstances discrimination tended to be rath…
Imprinting and Early Learning
The Effects of Visual Experience on Behavioural Development in Neonatal Domestic Chicks
Visually controlled modes of behaviour of domestic chicks, reared singly for 24 hr. either in light or in darkness, were studied. Expt. I provided data concerning the chicks' approach responses, Expt. II tested chiefly the chicks' avoidance of moving objects and attendant vocalizations, and Expt. III investigated their pecking. It was found that dark‐reared animals were less apt to make ‘distress’ calls, tended to approach a moving object more re…
Early Learning in Man and Animal
The Influence of Stimulus Familiarity/Novelty on Children's Expressed Preferences
Five-year-old children, fairly familiar with letters, greatly preferred letters to letter-like shapes. Ten-year-old children, all fluent readers, also preferred letters, but less markedly so. It is concluded that favourability is a function of exposure, but that additional exposure does not necessarily increase favourability and may even reduce it
Liking words as a function of the experienced frequency of their occurrence
A hypothetical inverted‐U curve is postulated linking liking of stimuli to familiarity with them. An experiment using a special procedure was carried out in which the relationship was investigated for words, ranging from very unfamiliar to very familiar, between favourability and familiarity. The results conformed to the theoretical curve. This indicated that the positive correlation between the variables reported by several researchers (e.g. Zaj…
Psychology (7 works) · Cognitive psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Cognitive science (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Imprinting (psychology) (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (1 work) · Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (1 work)