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Thorndike reports a conflict between his vocabulary recall results and deductions psychologists made from the law of forward conduction, urging repetition of the experiment

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q1 i? The author states the vocabulary results conflict with deductions made from the law of forward conduction and deems repetition of such experiments desirable. → Edward L. Thorndike 1911

Evidence

Edward L. Thorndike 1911

Edward L. Thorndike. (1911). Repetition versus recall in memorizing vocabularies; The effect of continuous exercise and of rest upon difficult mental multiplication. Journal of Educational Psychology, Communications and Discussions. https://archive.org/search?query=Journal+of+Educational+Psychology+Thorndike

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Author's interpretation closing the vocabulary report: he notes "the conflict between the results obtained here and the deduction" drawn from the law of forward conduction, and calls for repeating such experiments. No evidence beyond the experiment itself is offered for this reading.

"It would seem desirable to repeat such experiments in view of the conflict between the results obtained here and the deduction which psychologists and students of education have made from the law of "forward conduction.""

Discussion

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type claim
id recall-results-conflict-forward-conduction
title Thorndike reports a conflict between his vocabulary recall results and deductions psychologists made from the law of forward conduction, urging repetition of the experiment
description Thorndike reports a conflict between his vocabulary recall results and deductions psychologists made from the law of forward conduction, urging repetition of the experiment
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 1911
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