Interference and Adaptability: An Experimental Study of Their Relation Lation With Special Reference to Individual Differences (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Arthur Jerome Culler

9780656030446: Interference and Adaptability: An Experimental Study of Their Relation Lation With Special Reference to Individual Differences (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0656030445 ISBN 13: 9780656030446

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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How do old habits interfere with new learning—and can people adapt quickly enough to form new automatic responses?

This clear, experimental study investigates how interference from well-practiced associations affects the acquisition of new ones. It presents two simultaneous lines of inquiry: how individuals adapt when a long-practised habit must be changed, and how opposing associations resist or permit automatic recall under laboratory conditions. The work emphasizes individual differences in adaptability and the practical importance of understanding how people learn to adjust in changing environments.

Explains the difference between habit, accommodation, and adaptation in learning.
Shows how interference emerges and how it can be overcome in real testing groups.
Comparisons across different tasks illuminate how people vary in adaptability under pressure.
Discusses broader ideas about habit formation, plasticity, and the limits of automatic responses.

Ideal for readers curious about early experimental psychology, learning, and the science of how people adapt to new situations in daily life and work.

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