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Implicit sequence learning of chunking and abstract structures

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posted on 2023-06-09, 13:04 authored by Qiufang Fu, Huiming Sun, Zoltan DienesZoltan Dienes, Xiaolan Fu
The current study investigated whether people can simultaneously acquire knowledge about concrete chunks and abstract structures in implicit sequence learning; and whether the degree of abstraction determines the conscious status of the acquired knowledge. We adopted three types of stimuli in a serial reaction time task in three experiments. The RT results indicated that people could simultaneously acquire knowledge about concrete chunks and abstract structures of the temporal sequence. Generation performance revealed that ability to control was mainly based on abstract structures rather than concrete chunks. Moreover, ability to control was not generally accompanied with awareness of knowing or knowledge, as measured by confidence ratings and attribution tests, confirming that people could control the use of unconscious knowledge of abstract structures. The results present a challenge to computational models and theories of implicit learning.

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  • Published

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Journal

Consciousness and Cognition

ISSN

1053-8100

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Elsevier

Volume

62

Page range

42-56

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  • Psychology Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2018-04-25

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2019-05-18

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2018-04-25

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