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On learning complex procedural knowledge.

M A Stadler1

  • 1Purdue University.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|November 1, 1989
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This study replicates findings of learning without awareness in visual search tasks. Results indicate learning was perceptual, not motor, and participants remained unaware of the rules governing the task.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Perception

Background:

  • Previous research demonstrated learning without awareness in visual search tasks.
  • Participants in prior studies could not articulate the rules they learned, denying conscious awareness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To replicate Lewicki et al. (1987) findings on learning without awareness.
  • To investigate whether rule learning was primarily perceptual or motor.
  • To assess awareness using an objective measure.

Main Methods:

  • Replication of Lewicki et al.'s visual search task.
  • Inclusion of transfer conditions to differentiate perceptual and motor learning.
  • Utilized an objective definition of awareness for assessment.

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Main Results:

  • The original effect of learning without awareness was replicated.
  • Transfer conditions indicated that learning was predominantly perceptual.
  • Objective awareness measures confirmed participants' lack of conscious rule knowledge.

Conclusions:

  • Learning without awareness in visual search tasks is replicable.
  • The learning process in this task is primarily perceptual.
  • Objective measures support the conclusion of unawareness despite demonstrated learning.