Document Type
Honors Project
Abstract
I investigated the importance of cognitive exposure and social interaction for group-to-individual transfer for low-and high-demonstrability tasks. I tested the hypothesis that transfer occurs for high-demonstrability tasks with or without social interaction, but transfer for low-demonstrability tasks only occurs if subjects engage in social interaction. During the transfer phase, subjects either worked in a small group, which permitted social interaction, or viewed a video of a yolked group, which only permitted the transfer of cognitive processes. Analysis of subjects’ pre-post performance difference indicated that transfer is constant regardless of the level of demonstrability. However, overall transfer for the high demonstrability task exceeds transfer of the low demonstrability task.
Recommended Citation
Freedman, Adam J., "Varying Task Demonstrability to Examine the Roles of Social and Cognitive Factors in Group Transfer Learning" (2012). Psychology Honors Projects. 26.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/psychology_honors/26
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Comments
I would like to thank my professors, friends and family for their support, encouragement and assistance while collecting data and writing this thesis. First, I would like to thank Professor Brooke Lea for his advice and support while completing this project. Second, I would like to thank my readers, Professors Pete Ferderer and Sun No, for their guidance and support while completing the project. Third, I would like to thank Professors Jaine Strauss and Darcy Burgund for their support and advice. Fourth, I would like to thank my parents and sister for their support and valuable input when completing the project, as well as providing non-academic support during the project and my four years at Macalester. Fifth, I would like to thank Josh Allen, Ken Moffett and Professor Wiertelak for their help with the logistics of collecting data. Finally, I would like to thank my friends for their considerable patience and support as I worked to complete the project this year.