Simple First: A Skeleton for an Evaluative Learning Model

Simple first is our name for a set of hypotheses that we have found useful in our research on evaluative learning. The hypotheses are: (1) It is easier to encode and retrieve information that two concepts are linked than information about how they are linked; (2) It is e...

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Main Authors: Yoav Bar-Anan, Tal Moran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen 2018-09-01
Series:Social Psychological Bulletin
Online Access:https://spb.psychopen.eu/article/28761/download/pdf/
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Summary:Simple first is our name for a set of hypotheses that we have found useful in our research on evaluative learning. The hypotheses are: (1) It is easier to encode and retrieve information that two concepts are linked than information about how they are linked; (2) It is easier to store and retrieve information than to make an inference based on that information; (3) When people encounter an object and memory activates valence that is mentally linked to that object, they consider the activation valid evidence that the activated valence characterizes the object. We demonstrate how these hypotheses generate useful assumptions about Evaluative Conditioning, and open paths for further research on evaluative learning and evaluation.
ISSN:1896-1800
2569-653X