Open AccessCHOICE‐SEQUENCE PATTERNS IN BINARY‐CHOICE “LEARNING” BY RETARDATES 1, 2
Author(s) -
Gerjuoy Herbert,
Gerjuoy Irma R.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
ets research bulletin series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2333-8504
pISSN - 0424-6144
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1964.tb00324.x
Subject(s) - alternation (linguistics) , sequence (biology) , binary number , psychology , task (project management) , developmental psychology , mathematics , arithmetic , biology , genetics , engineering , linguistics , philosophy , systems engineering
Sixty‐seven middle‐grade and 53 high‐grade retardates were assigned to either control or experimental binary‐choice‐task groups. Control subjects were invariably reinforced, regardless of choice. Various response patterns were differentially reinforced for experimental subjects. Single alternation was overwhelmingly preferred, and there was little choice‐sequence pattern variability. These results were attributed to a lowered tendency in retardates to avoid long sequences of alternation responses.