Training in cancellation of 3 and 5 produced neither transfer nor interference on cancellation of groups containing 4 and 7¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 1915 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Average gains of trained (15.0 seconds) and control (15.9 seconds) groups agreed, showing neither facilitation nor interference. → Poffenberger 1915

Evidence¶

Poffenberger 1915¶

Poffenberger, A. T., Jr. (1915). The influence of improvement in one simple mental process upon other related processes. The Journal of Educational Psychology, 6(8), 459-474. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0075269

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Controlled training experiment: after 100 trials canceling 3's and 5's separately, groups were tested on canceling groups containing 4 and 7, a task with no identical elements and no need to break trained bonds. Gains agreed at 15.0 versus 15.9 seconds.

"If the average gains in the trained and control group are compared, the two will be found to agree, 15.0 and 15.9 respectively. The probable errors of these averages show that they are fairly reliable."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Where a test requires breaking previously formed bonds and forming new ones, training produces interference rather than transfer — related
• Where there are no identical bonds between stimulus and response in two processes, training in one produces neither transfer nor interference in the other — a broader claim this one bears on
• Where identical elements exist in two situations, training in one produces positive transfer to the other — related