abstract: Incidental learning of sequential information occurs in visual, auditory and tactile domains. It occurs throughout our lifetime and even in nonhuman species. It is likely to be one of the most important foundations for the development of normal learning. To date, there is no agreement as to how incidental learning occurs. The goal of the present set of experiments is to determine if visual sequential information is learned in terms of abstract rules or stimulus-specific details. Two experiments test the extent to which interaction with the stimuli can influence the information that is encoded by the learner. The results of both experiments support the claim that stimulus and domain specific details directly shape what is learned, through a process of tuning the neuromuscular systems involved in the interaction between the learner and the materials. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.A. Psychology 2013
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:18105 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Contributors | Marsh, Elizabeth R. (Author), Glenberg, Arthur M (Advisor), Amazeen, Eric (Committee member), Brewer, Gene (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | 50 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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