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information entity > theoretical entity > scientific law > law of exercise > law of disuse

Terme préférentiel

law of disuse  

Définition

  • “When a modifiable connection is not made between a situation and a response during a length of time, that connection’s strength is decreased.“ (Thorndike, 1913, p. 4).

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Référence(s) bibliographique(s)

  • • McGeoch, J. A. (1932). Forgetting and the law of disuse. Psychological Review, 39(4), 352–370. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0069819

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  • • Thorndike, E. L. (1913). Educational psychology: The psychology of learning (Vol. 2). Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Créateur

  • Frank Arnould

Note éditoriale

  • In 1932, the psychologist John McGeoch showed the limits of this law. Acquired associations can persist even if they are not used. For example, after the extinction of a conditioning and a period of rest, the conditioned stimulus regains some of its action on the conditioned response. The phenomenon of reminiscence is another exception to the law mentioned by McGeogh. When memory is tested repeatedly, people may recall new information that they had not recalled in previous tests. Moreover, the use of acquired associations can, in some cases, lead to their weakening.

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