The Generation Effect in Monkeys
The Generation Effect in Monkeys
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猴子的世代效应
DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01959.x
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发表时间：
2007
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
H. Terrace
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作者：
Nate Kornell;H. Terrace
一个人对新信息的记忆力取决于学习过程中对信息的处理有多积极。主动尝试从记忆中检索信息比被动观察相同的信息（生成效应）导致更多的学习。在这里，我们提出的证据在猴子的世代效应。受试者被训练以特定顺序对五项照片列表做出反应。在一些列表中，他们可以要求“提示”来指导他们的行为;在其他列表中，他们必须根据记忆产生正确的顺序。提示训练导致高水平的初始性能，但准确性急剧下降时，提示被删除的标准测试。没有提示的训练导致了相对较差的初始表现，但准确性稳步上升，并在标准测试中保持较高水平。
How well one retains new information depends on how actively it is processed during learning. Active attempts to retrieve information from memory result in more learning than passive observation of the same information (the generation effect). Here, we present evidence for the generation effect in monkeys. Subjects were trained to respond to five-item lists of photographs in a particular order. On some lists, they could request “hints” to guide their behavior; on others, they had to generate the correct order from memory. Training with hints resulted in high levels of initial performance, but accuracy dropped precipitously when the hints were removed on the criterion test. Training without hints led to relatively poor initial performance, but accuracy increased steadily and remained high on the criterion test.