Information transfer in 2-, 3-, and 4-word verbal discrimination learning with two stimulus presentation rates
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Authors
Baltutis, John Stanley
Subjects
Verbal learning
Verbal discrimination
Item
Word list
Uncertainty
Information measure
Verbal discrimination
Item
Word list
Uncertainty
Information measure
Advisors
Arima, James K.
Date of Issue
1972-03
Date
March 1972
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Sixty Naval Postgraduate School students served in a verbal discrimination (VD) experiment with 2-, 3-,and 4-word items at presentation rates of 1/2 or 1/4 bits of information per second. Half the items had similar and half, dissimilar words. Based on information theory, lists of different lengths were prepared for 2-, 2- and 4-word lists. The lists were equated for overall load at 20 bits of information. Performance was consistent with the equal-load hypothesis and a differential of two was observed because of the rate factor. Analysis of percent correct responses revealed a significance for the item length main effect which was at variance with the null hypothesis of no difference borne out by the informational analysis.
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Thesis
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Department
Department of Operations Analysis
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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NPS Report Number
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Citation
Distribution Statement
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.