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Function learning: induction of continuous stimulus-response relations.

K Koh1, D E Meyer

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Rochester, New York 14627.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|September 1, 1991
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People learn to map stimulus features to response magnitudes through a process similar to statistical regression. An adaptive regression model explains how initial biases in learning logarithmic and linear functions disappear with practice.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Human learning
  • Perception

Background:

  • Understanding how humans learn complex mappings between sensory inputs and motor outputs is crucial.
  • Previous research has explored function learning but often with simpler relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the learning process of response magnitude selection based on different stimulus-response functions.
  • To test the validity of an adaptive regression model in explaining human function learning.

Main Methods:

  • Participants learned to associate spatial extent (stimulus) with duration (response).
  • The relationship was defined by power, logarithmic, or linear functions.
  • Response biases and accuracy were tracked over learning trials.

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Main Results:

  • The power function was learned rapidly and with high accuracy.
  • Logarithmic and linear functions initially produced systematic response biases.
  • These biases diminished with continued practice, leading to accurate performance.

Conclusions:

  • Human function learning is supported by an adaptive regression model.
  • An initial bias towards power function relationships influences learning.
  • The learning process adapts over time, overcoming initial systematic biases.