Where there are no identical bonds between stimulus and response in two processes, training in one produces neither transfer nor interference in the other¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? When two processes share no identical stimulus-response bonds, training in one yields neither positive nor negative effect on the other, as shown in addition-division and cancellation comparisons. → 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: trained group (4 subjects) practiced addition 100 times; both trained and control groups were retested on division. Gains of 21.3 vs 19.5 seconds differed by 1.8 seconds, judged of no significance. "A difference of 1.8 seconds between 21.3 and 19.5 would be of no significance."

"If one takes into account the reliability figure attached to the gain in the case of the trained and control groups in the test series, one finds no difference in the gain made by the trained and control groups."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Where a test requires breaking previously formed bonds and forming new ones, training produces interference rather than transfer — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Training in cancellation of 3 and 5 produced neither transfer nor interference on cancellation of groups containing 4 and 7 — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Where identical elements exist in two situations, training in one produces positive transfer to the other — a narrower finding that bears on this claim