Date of Award
8-1972
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Norman H. Hamm
Second Advisor
Kenneth A. Deffenbacher
Third Advisor
William L. Blizek
Abstract
Twelve groups of Ss participated in a probability learning task which was derived from Brunswik’s Lens Model. The groups varied according to age (7-8, 13-14, and 19-20 year olds), magnitude (.40 and .80), and the direction (positive and negative) of the ecological validity coefficient (cue-criterion correlation). The Ss were required to predict a two-digit criterion number after viewing a two-digit cue value. An analysis of cue utilization (S's response-cue correlation) and achievement (S’s responsecriterion correlation) revealed that Ss had much more difficulty dealing with cues which have a negative, rather than a positive, relationship with the criterion. Some evidence also was obtained indicating that children (7-8 years old) tend to copy the cue more often than adults.
Recommended Citation
Spencer, James M., "Developmental changes in level of achievement as a function of magnitude and direction of cue validity" (1972). Student Work. 161.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/161
Comments
A Thesis Presented to the Department of Psychology and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska at Omaha In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts.