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Theoretical Models of Training and Transfer Effects

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The central idea in this chapter is that general cognitive strategies are a by-product of learning specific skills. The PRIMs theory that is based on this idea is capable of making more fine-grained and accurate predictions than the two alternatives: the “brain training is similar to muscle training” idea that overpredicts the effects of cognitive training, and the identical elements theory of transfer that underpredicts it.

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This research was supported by European Research Council Starting Grant MULTITASK 283597.

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    Niels A. Taatgen

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  1. Department of Psychology, Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Tilo Strobach

  2. Department of Psychology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

    Julia Karbach

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Taatgen, N.A. (2016). Theoretical Models of Training and Transfer Effects. In: Strobach, T., Karbach, J. (eds) Cognitive Training. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42662-4_3

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