The Formation and Retention of Concepts in A Function of Their Abstractness

Author

Ruth Baker Hines, Fort Hays Kansas State College

Document Type

Thesis

DOI

10.58809/XMNT7255

Date of Award

Summer 1949

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Psychology

Advisor

Dr. Homer B. Reed

Abstract

The general problem of the experiment was to investigate the influence of abstractness on the formation and retention of concepts . The specific problems were the following: (1) How does abstractness influence the number of promptings required to learn and relearn concepts? (2) What is the relation of abstractness to the percentage of consistent concepts learned and retained? (3) What is the relation of the number of promptings required to learn and relearn consistent or correct as compared with inconsistent or incorrect concepts? (4) What are the individual differences in the method of learning and relearning highly abstract concepts?

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Recommended Citation

Hines, Ruth Baker, "The Formation and Retention of Concepts in A Function of Their Abstractness" (1949). Master's Theses. 424.
DOI: 10.58809/XMNT7255
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/424

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© 1949 Ruth Baker Hines