TY - JOUR
T1 - Two Modes of Transfer in Artificial Grammar Learning
AU - Tunney, Richard J.
AU - Altmann, Gerry T.M.
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - Participants can transfer grammatical knowledge acquired implicitly in 1 vocabulary to new sequences instantiated in both the same and a novel vocabulary. Two principal theories have been advanced to account for these effects. One suggests that sequential dependencies form the basis for cross-domain transfer (e.g., Z. Dienes, G. T. M. Altmann, & S. J. Gao, 1999). Another argues that a form of episodic memory known as abstract analogy is sufficient (e.g., L. R. Brooks & J. R. Vokey, 1991). Three experiments reveal the contributions of the 2. In Experiment 1 sequential dependencies form the only basis for transfer. Experiment 2 demonstrates that this process is impaired by a change in the distributional properties of the language. Experiment 3 demonstrates that abstract analogy of repetition structure is relatively immune to such a change. These findings inform theories of artificial grammar learning and the transfer of grammatical knowledge.
AB - Participants can transfer grammatical knowledge acquired implicitly in 1 vocabulary to new sequences instantiated in both the same and a novel vocabulary. Two principal theories have been advanced to account for these effects. One suggests that sequential dependencies form the basis for cross-domain transfer (e.g., Z. Dienes, G. T. M. Altmann, & S. J. Gao, 1999). Another argues that a form of episodic memory known as abstract analogy is sufficient (e.g., L. R. Brooks & J. R. Vokey, 1991). Three experiments reveal the contributions of the 2. In Experiment 1 sequential dependencies form the only basis for transfer. Experiment 2 demonstrates that this process is impaired by a change in the distributional properties of the language. Experiment 3 demonstrates that abstract analogy of repetition structure is relatively immune to such a change. These findings inform theories of artificial grammar learning and the transfer of grammatical knowledge.
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UR - http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2001-07828-002?doi=1
U2 - 10.1037/0278-7393.27.3.614
DO - 10.1037/0278-7393.27.3.614
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85047686027
SN - 0278-7393
VL - 27
SP - 614
EP - 639
JO - Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognition
JF - Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognition
IS - 3
ER -