The acquisition of a miniature artificial language under various conditions of feedback

dc.contributor.advisorProfessor P. D. du Preez
dc.contributor.authorLester Harold Gilbert
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-28T12:57:21Z
dc.date.available2024-06-28T12:57:21Z
dc.date.issued1978
dc.date.updated2024-06-25T11:38:38Z
dc.description.abstractThe merits of special purpose computer languages for process control are discussed; it is proposed that the FORTRAN language is an adequate and generally available vehicle for the programming of on-line real-time experiments in Psychology, when used with the techniques which are described. l. A broad selective review of the literature on the acquisition of language by the young child yielded two questions which required investigation: the apparent incapacity in principle of current learning theory to account for such acquisition, and the apparent ineffectiveness of explicit reinforcement and feedback for accelerating language learning, An answer to the first question is sketched by a general theory of behaviour (du Preez, 1975), which is outlined, and a discussion of the necessity for maintaining correct levels of discourse in explaining a phenomena. 2. An experiment was carried out to provide evidence bearing upon the second question, the effects of informational feedback in language learning. The experiment illustrates the computer programming techniques discussed earlier, but primarily serves to demonstrate the kinds of studies which, line with the. general behavioural theory, may fruitfully explore language acq1..ns1.t1.on. Such studies, it is proposed, should employ miniature artificial languages and computer-controlled environments. University subjects were required to learn a miniature artHid.al language, and were given various combinations of semantic and syntactic informational feedback about their errors of production. The language dealt with the description of simple geomet_1~ical e!:ts nresented on a visual display· screen., ,~rh.ile the subjects interacted with the computer via a
dc.identifier.apacitation (1978). <i>The acquisition of a miniature artificial language under various conditions of feedback</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40061en_ZA
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dc.identifier.citation 1978. The acquisition of a miniature artificial language under various conditions of feedback. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40061en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Lester Harold Gilbert AB - The merits of special purpose computer languages for process control are discussed; it is proposed that the FORTRAN language is an adequate and generally available vehicle for the programming of on-line real-time experiments in Psychology, when used with the techniques which are described. l. A broad selective review of the literature on the acquisition of language by the young child yielded two questions which required investigation: the apparent incapacity in principle of current learning theory to account for such acquisition, and the apparent ineffectiveness of explicit reinforcement and feedback for accelerating language learning, An answer to the first question is sketched by a general theory of behaviour (du Preez, 1975), which is outlined, and a discussion of the necessity for maintaining correct levels of discourse in explaining a phenomena. 2. An experiment was carried out to provide evidence bearing upon the second question, the effects of informational feedback in language learning. The experiment illustrates the computer programming techniques discussed earlier, but primarily serves to demonstrate the kinds of studies which, line with the. general behavioural theory, may fruitfully explore language acq1..ns1.t1.on. Such studies, it is proposed, should employ miniature artificial languages and computer-controlled environments. University subjects were required to learn a miniature artHid.al language, and were given various combinations of semantic and syntactic informational feedback about their errors of production. The language dealt with the description of simple geomet_1~ical e!:ts nresented on a visual display· screen., ,~rh.ile the subjects interacted with the computer via a DA - 1978 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Psychology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1978 T1 - The acquisition of a miniature artificial language under various conditions of feedback TI - The acquisition of a miniature artificial language under various conditions of feedback UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40061 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitation. The acquisition of a miniature artificial language under various conditions of feedback. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1978 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40061en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.titleThe acquisition of a miniature artificial language under various conditions of feedback
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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