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A procedure is developed using the binomial test for the sequential criterion testing of all-or-none learning data. The sequential test is accompanied by a format for gathering the data which generates a graphic profile of S’s performance over trials. Comparison of an index of problem difficulty provided by the Sequential Test of Performance (STOP) with a more commonly used index, the number of correct responses in a fixed block of trials, produced a high linear relationship between the two measures with the STOP method showing a savings in trials run of over 40%.
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This research was supported in part by Research Grant No. HD-1454 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
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Nash, A.J. A sequential test of performance (STOP) for all-or-none learning data. Psychon Sci 14, 77 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336438
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