Reward Context
Influence on Hypotheses during Learning Set Formation by Preschool Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13660565 |
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| Authors | Mary Ann Metzger (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 879-884 |
| Publication date | 1986-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1986.58.3.879 |
| OpenAlex | W2013129160 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Previous studies have shown that, compared to separate reward, a reward sticker attached to the underside of the positive stimulus facilitates solution of discrimination problems by preschool children. It is established here that the context of reward also affects the formation of learning set over a series of discrimination problems and that the improvement is characterized by a reduced frequency (from 19% to 7%) of incorrect position-related hypotheses (error factors) and an increased frequency (from 34% to 65%) of object-related hypotheses
Cognitive psychology · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Set (abstract data type · Stimulus (psychology · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Computer Science · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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