UNSPECIFIED (2004) Nonmonotonic extrapolation in function learning. In: 3rd International Conference on Memory, VALENCIA, SPAIN, JUL, 2001. Published in: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING MEMORY AND COGNITION, 30 (1). pp. 38-50.

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Abstract

This article reports the results of an experiment addressing extrapolation in function learning, in particular the issue of whether participants can extrapolate in a nonmonotonic manner. Existing models of function learning, including the extrapolation association model of function learning (EXAM; E. L. DeLosh, J. R. Busemeyer, & M. A. McDaniel, 1997), cannot account for this type of extrapolation pattern. We present the results of an experiment in which participants were shown a series of paired stimulus-response magnitudes where the relationship between these 2 dimensions conformed to a cyclic function. Participants were shown to extrapolate from these training data in a nonmonotonic way, contrary to predictions from EXAM. A new model of function learning is presented, which predicts responses more accurately than EXAM.

Item Type:	Conference Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Journal or Publication Title:	JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING MEMORY AND COGNITION
Publisher:	AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
ISSN:	0278-7393
Date:	January 2004
Volume:	30
Number:	1
Number of Pages:	13
Page Range:	pp. 38-50
Identification Number:	10.1037/0278-7393.30.1.38
Publication Status:	Published
Title of Event:	3rd International Conference on Memory
Location of Event:	VALENCIA, SPAIN
Date(s) of Event:	JUL, 2001
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/8895

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