PMID: 11340864May 9, 2001Paper

An optimal period for setting sustained variability levels

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
P D Stokes, P Balsam

Abstract

In two experiments, we investigated how explicit reinforcement of highly variable behavior at different points in training affected performance after the requirement was eliminated. Two versions of a computer game, differing in the number of possible solution paths, were used. In each, an optimal period of training for producing sustained high variability was found. Exposure to a high lag requirement shortly after acquisition sustained variability. Rewarding variability at other times did not have a sustained effect. The implications for learning and problem solving are discussed.

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