An experimental study of strategy development.

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Newton, E.J. and Roberts, M.J. (2000). An experimental study of strategy development. Memory & Cognition. 28 (4), pp. 565-573. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201247
AuthorsNewton, E.J. and Roberts, M.J.
Abstract

Three experiments are reported in which the strategy usage for a compass point directions task was
investigated. For this task, people may use either an efficient cancellation strategy or an inefficient
spatial strategy (see Roberts, Gilmore, & Wood, 1997). Experiment 1, together with Experiment 2,
showed that users of cancellation are unlikely to have explicit prior knowledge of this strategy; instead
they discover it as a result of experience with the task. Experiment 1 also showed that strategy selection is unlikely to be based on stylistic preferences, and that reducing the cognitive demands of the task
does not increase the discovery of cancellation. Experiment 3 showed that evaluation of strategy validity is also of importance: Unsuccessful evaluation may prevent the selection of a newly discovered
strategy, even if it is the more efficient method

Year2000
JournalMemory & Cognition
Journal citation28 (4), pp. 565-573
PublisherPsychonomic Society
ISSN 1532-5946
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201247
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