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An experimental study of strategy development.

E J Newton1, M J Roberts

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Colchester, England.

Memory & Cognition
|August 18, 2000
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People discover efficient cancellation strategies for compass point tasks through experience, not prior knowledge or preference. Evaluating a strategy

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Task Performance Analysis

Background:

  • Investigates strategy usage in a compass point directions task.
  • Contrasts an efficient cancellation strategy with an inefficient spatial strategy.
  • Builds on prior research (Roberts, Gilmore, & Wood, 1997) on spatial strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how individuals acquire and select strategies for the compass point task.
  • To determine if explicit prior knowledge influences strategy choice.
  • To examine the role of task experience and strategy evaluation in strategy discovery and adoption.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted three experiments to observe strategy selection and usage.
  • Manipulated factors such as task experience and cognitive load.

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  • Assessed the impact of strategy evaluation on adoption of newly discovered methods.

    • Main Results:

    • Strategy discovery, particularly cancellation, emerges from task experience rather than explicit instruction.
    • Strategy selection is not driven by personal style; reducing cognitive load does not enhance cancellation discovery.
    • Ineffective evaluation of a strategy's validity can hinder the adoption of a more efficient, newly found method.

    Conclusions:

    • Task experience is crucial for discovering efficient strategies like cancellation.
    • Strategy adoption depends on successful evaluation of its effectiveness, not just discovery.
    • Cognitive factors and personal preferences play a limited role in the initial discovery of efficient task strategies.