Single-letter cue selection in the paired-associate learning of normal children and retardates |
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| Authors: | A A Baumeister F M Berry |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy (Dr Bussolaro);2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, Australia (Ms Raymond and Dr Rolnik);3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ipswich Hospital, Queensland, Australia (Dr Acreman);4. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, L''Aquila, Italy (XX Guido and Dr Fantasia);5. Department of Life, Health, and Environmental Sciences, University of L''Aquila, L''Aquila, Italy (XX Guido);6. Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit, Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (Dr Da Silva Costa);7. School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (Dr Da Silva Costa);8. Monash Women''s, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia (Dr Rolnik);1. Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN, United States;2. Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN, United States;3. Department of Animal Science, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA, United States;4. Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States |
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| Abstract: | An attempt was made to assess the amount and locus of cue selection in paired-associate learning of normal children and mental retardates. Subjects learned a five-pair list comprised of trigram stimulus terms and single digit responses. All subjects were response pretrained. Following PA acquisition, a transfer list was given in which the subject was shown a letter from either the initial, medial, or terminal positions of the trigram. He was asked to recall the correct response and reproduce the missing letters. Cue selection was defined as those instances in which the subject was able to recall the correct response but was unable to reproduce either of the missing letters. A control was run in which a fourth group of subjects was shown the entire trigram in the transfer test. Transfer data revealed that both intelligence groups engaged in a substantial amount of single-letter selection, mostly limited to the first letter. |
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