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ERIC Number: EJ076739
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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Effect of Negative Instances in Concept Acquisition Using a Verbal-Learning Task
Tennyson, Robert D.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 64, 2, 247-60, Apr 73
Results indicated that negative instances were an integral part of concept acquisiton. The relationship between the positive and negative instances was based upon similarity of irrelevant attributes and sentence difficulty. (Author)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Difficulty Level, Grade 7, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Sentences, Stimulus Generalization, Verbal Learning
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Identifiers: Negative Instances