Inferential behavior in children: II. The influence of order of presentation.

1 January 1961

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Experimental Psychology

Vol. 61 (5) , 442-448
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0042171

Abstract

"An experiment was conducted on children between 30 and 65 mo. of age to determine whether inferential behavior resulting from the linkage of two discretely acquired behavior segments is influenced by the order in which these segments are presented during training. Explanation of inference by the invocation of either the anticipatory goal mechanism or secondary reinforcement would imply that order would be a variable. The results failed to confirm this implication. Since no statistically reliable differences were found to be attributable to order, the suggestion is that it does not have an important influence on inferential behavior in children." From Psyc Abstracts 36:02:2FD42K. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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