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Retention, Endurance, Stability, and Application of Learned Performances as a Function of Training Condition (open access)

Retention, Endurance, Stability, and Application of Learned Performances as a Function of Training Condition

A functional definition of fluency describes performance frequency ranges that predict retention, endurance, stability, application, and adduction as outcomes of practice. This experiment assessed these outcomes after different training conditions using a within-subject design. Participants in an experimental group learned new skills in a condition with rate and accuracy criteria, then in a yoked, rate-controlled condition with the same number of prompted responses and correct trials in practice. Control group participants received training in consecutive conditions with rate and accuracy criteria. Performance of individuals in the control group demonstrated practice effects. Data obtained from participants in the experimental group showed similar performance across conditions. Considering efficiency, the condition with rate and accuracy criteria was superior.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Cohen, Jason
System: The UNT Digital Library