The motor habit for a maze section shows practically no disintegration over the intervals between part-learning trials¶
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q2 i? When new learners were taught a single section and rested for the intervals part learners established, disintegration measured by relearning expenditure was practically nothing, with only slightly slower speed on first relearning trials. → Pechstein 1917
Evidence¶
Pechstein 1917¶
Pechstein, L. A. (1917). Alleged Elements of Waste in Learning a Motor Problem by the "Part" Method. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0071944
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Control learners were taught a single section and allowed to rest for the same intervals the part learners established; disintegration of the motor habit was measured by relearning expenditure. The article reports "the disintegration is shown to be practically nothing," with only slightly slower first relearning speed.
"the disintegration is shown to be practically nothing. Most of the subjects retained a complete control over the activity and only showed a slightly slower speed for the first relearning trials."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Retro-active inhibition does not explain part learners' failure, since unit I retained almost perfect control — related
- Maze units retain near-complete control when run in changed combinations, so contiguity of functioning does not cause the waste — related
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The motor habit for a maze section shows practically no disintegration over the intervals between part-learning trials |
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The motor habit for a maze section shows practically no disintegration over the intervals between part-learning trials |
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1917 |
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2026-10-24 |
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