title: Some Variables of Strategy Selection in Concept Attainment.
abstract: The present study investigated the variables of method of stimulus presentation, type of focal instance, type of strategy, and sex, in a conjunctive concept attainment task. The results indicated that an all positive series of focal cards resulted in the most efficient performance. The all negative-specified group was significantly better than the all negative-unspecified group. There was no significant difference between a focus gambling strategy and a conservative focusing strategy. The simultaneous method of stimulus presentation was shown to be superior to a successive method of presentation. There was no finding of a sex difference in concept attaining ability for each experimental condition.
authors.affiliation: a Baruch College, City University of New York , USA.
authors.forename: Howard B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Siegel