Teaching and learning generalizable abstractions

Abstract excerpt

<p>A hallmark of effective teaching is that it grants learners not just a collection of facts about the world, but also a toolkit of abstractions that can be applied to solve new problems. How do humans transmit and acquire generalizable abstractions from examples? Here, we applied Bayesian models of pedagogy to a necklace-building task where teachers create necklaces to teach a learner ``motifs'' that can be flex...

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• Catechol O-Methyltransferase
• Learning
• Memory, Short-Term
• Models, Neurological
• Photic Stimulation
• Psychomotor Performance
• Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
• Reinforcement, Psychology

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Literature Corpus work

7eafa33a-a266-51b7-8589-dda2cbed2664

DOI

10.31234/osf.io/zxwrv