Amplitude of response and the delay-retention effect.
- 1 July 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Vol. 66 (1) , 57-64
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0043368
Abstract
In 2 experiments, 3rd-grade boys learned a series of discriminations under reinforcement delay intervals of 0 or 10 sec. and under a condition of low or high amplitude of response. Relearning took place 1 day or 8 days following acquisition. Retention was facilitated by delay for all groups in both experiments. It was also facilitated by high amplitude of motor response, but not by amplitude of verbal response. There was no interaction between reinforcement delay and response amplitude. Amplitude of response varied inversely with learning efficiency. An interpretation of this unexpected finding was offered.Keywords
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