The role of information reduction in skill acquisition
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Information reduction is important for skill acquisition as it is the human ability to separate relevant from redundant task information and limit processing to relevant information only. A study based on the verification of alphabetic strings by subjects shows that the mechanism underlying this ability is stimulus-independent as the structural components of the task are ignored. Information reduction increases with time and practice and this explains why practice increases task-processing speed.
Publication Name: Cognitive Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0010-0285
Year: 1996
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Configural processing in memory retrieval: multiple cues and ensemble representations
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A study was conducted on the multiple cues and ensemble representations in memory retrieval configural processing. Comparisons were made between a holistic mechanism of cue integration and independent contributions and intersection mechanisms. Dual-cued recognition experiments reveal the holistic and configural action of the dual cues which influence episodic memory retrieval. A compound cue model was also developed for predicting bias and configural priming.
Publication Name: Cognitive Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0010-0285
Year: 1997
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Systems of spatial reference in human memory
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The authors examine the results of memory testing in which participants learned locations of items in a room then made judgements of relative relationships of the items to each other. Topics include spatical references, egocentric experiences, and memory use.
Publication Name: Cognitive Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0010-0285
Year: 2001
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