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INCREASE IN PERCEPTUAL SENSITIVITY AS A FUNCTION OF LEARNING IN THE TEST SITUATION
Author(s) -
KEEHN J. D.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1959.tb00679.x
Subject(s) - anagrams , anagram , psychology , perception , test (biology) , cognitive psychology , function (biology) , social psychology , task (project management) , neuroscience , paleontology , management , evolutionary biology , economics , biology
An experiment in which subjects showed either significantly heightened or significantly lowered recognition thresholds of words previously failed in an anagrams test has been interpreted as demonstrating ‘individual differences in reactions to threats of self‐esteem’. A more specific explanation in terms of learning during the experiment is offered. It is argued that if anagrams constructed from highly familiar words are failed (due to insufficient time) no further learning can occur when the anagram solution is given, and hence no differences in recognition thresholds as between failure and success words will be found. Experimental findings supporting this contention are reported.