Whole versus part learning the spider maze.

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An intensive study of the whole-part problem with "blindfolded" maze learning. 38 patterns of four sizes (2, 4, 8, and 16 units) were learned by each of three subjects. An earlier finding of the author that factors affecting efficiency of performance on the first trial and in later trials follow different laws is supported by the data of the present experiment. Differences between the relative economy of the part and whole methods on the first trial were negligible or slight according to all criteria. One of the major generalizations drawn from the data on later trials is that the part method is superior in errors and the whole method in trials and time. Data on practice effects, individual differences, and the relative difficulty of the various maze parts are also presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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