The Relationship of Individual Differences in the Orienting Response to Complex Learning in Kindergartners.

Abstract

EDRS Price MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29 Aural Stimuli, Discrimination Learning, *Individual Differences, Kindergarten Children, *Learning Processes, Measurement Techniques, *Paired Associate, Learning, *Physiology, Pictorial Stimuli, Response Mode, *Sex Differences *Orienting Response Heart rate change was used as the index of the orienting response (OR) of 102 kindergarten children. Heart rate change was measured by recording heart rate upon the presentation of tones. 15 similar tones followed by a different, 16th tone, were used. From this data the children were divided into high, medium, or low orientors. Following the testing session, 96 subjects received two pictorial analogues of verbal discrimination tasks. Subsequently, 65 subjects received a paired-associate (P-A) task. Learning on these tasks, when related to classification, showed that low males and medium females performed best, while medium males and low females performed worst. This finding was significant for the P-A task, indicating a relationship between classification and lea=ning performance on this particular P-A task. It is difficult to explain the fact that performance was reversed between the sexes. (WD) U. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, 1,:.bUCATION WELFARE rkaA OFFICE OF EDUCATION' THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGAN!ZATION OP:(:!T,TING /T. POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITNIN OR POLICY. Technical Report No. 132 THE RELATIONSHIP OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN THE ORIENTING RESPONSE TO COMPLEX LEARNING IN KINDERGARTNERS By Frank H. Farley and Mary E. Manske Report from the Motivation and Individual Differences in Learning and Retention Project Frank H. Farley, Principal Investigator A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational ReSearch Association February 6-9, 1969, Los Angeles, California Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning The University of Wisconsin CeliZ Madison, Wisconsin

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