Remindings and their effects in learning a cognitive skill.

摘要: Abstract The early practice of cognitive skills includes many instances remindings, the memory retrieval earlier learning episodes. This paper provides experimental demonstration remindings during phase and examines their effect on performance. effects difficulty are also examined. In Experiment 1, subjects learned to use a computer text editor. For each operation, two methods were taught, with different irrelevant context (e.g., type textual material). At test, one these contexts was reinstated. Overall, there tendency method similar material, but much this “consistency” due tests in which mentioned (i.e., reminded of) exercise. Experiments 2 3, probability theory by studying abstract information an example. test example content might be same as study for that principle (appropriate), not shown before (unrelated), or studied other principles (inappropriate). 2, appropriate condition led highest performance inappropriate lowest performance, predicted. three conditions used, used content, interference manipulation. facilitation found when examples had attenuated shared, implications results theories skill discussed brief sketch is provided.