Age dependency in neophobia: Its influence on taste-aversion learning and the flavor-preexposure effect in rats

Learning & Behavior - Five experiments were conducted to evaluate various aspects of stimulus preexposure effects on conditioned saccharin aversion in rats of three age groups: weanling...     

Feedback complexity and corrective efficiency

College undergraduates read a 2400-word passage, responded to 16 multiple-choice questions, and received one of four types of feedback following their responses. Complexity of feedback was inversely related to both error correctability and criterion efficiency taken as a ratio of feedback study time to post-test corrects. The results were discussed in terms of depth of processing and instructional comprehension.     

Forecasting methods and practices of academic textbook publishers

Academic textbook publishers use a variety of methods and sources in forecasting sales. The study described in this article evaluates the quality of information available, the variety of industry practices, and the adequacy of the forecasts obtained. It also recommends ways of improving the quality of information used in forecasting.