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Studies in the Learning Function

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

L. E. Wiley  and
A. M. Wiley
L. E. Wiley
Affiliation:
Ohio Wesleyan University
A. M. Wiley
Affiliation:
Ohio Wesleyan University
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Abstract

The error function of the theoretical learning curve developed by Thurstone has been fitted to maze data from rats that have been subjected to cerebral cortical insult. There is a high degree of relationship between the number of errors necessary to complete learning as predicted from the curve and the experimental measure of learning, total-errors-minus-errors-first-trial. The procedure provides a method of analysis for individual learning records and it may be used to shorten the training period. The goodness of fit indicates that the underlying logic of the learning curve is plausible.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , March 1937 , pp. 1 - 19
Copyright
Copyright © 1937 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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A grant-in-aid from the National Research Council has made the present analysis possible. We are indebted to Professor L. L. Thurstone for aid and encouragement.

References

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