REM sleep is related to the transfer of implicit procedural knowledge following metacognitive learning

Objective: The hypothesis that REM sleep is also related to the transfer of implicit procedural knowledge was tested. Methods: A total of 21female adults (mean age: 19.49years) took part in the study. After a baseline night, participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions to solve a cognitive procedural task (Tower of Hanoi problem; ToH); on the evening of the assessment night, one group solved the cognitive procedural task with and one group solved the task without metacognitive stimulation. The morning after the assessment night, participants solved three further transfer tasks (ToH with more disks; the Hobbits and Orcs problem; Katona's card problem). Results: Participants with metacognitive stimulation showed an increased performance in all three transfer tasks. Moreover, these participants had a significantly increased REM sleep. Conclusion: REM sleep seems to be related to metacognitively acquired implicit procedural knowledge. The transfer of the acquired implicit procedural knowledge does not seem to be limited to structurally similar task

Possibilites de validation croisee pour des modeles d'equation structurale

Die Beurteilung der Angemessenheit theoretischer Oberlegungen auf der Grundlage statistischer Hypothesentests ist für die empirische Forschung von zentraler Bedeutung. Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit stehen die mit der Testung von multivariaten Strukturgleichungsmodellen (LISREL-Modelle) verbundenen Probleme. Zu Beginn wird das LISREL-Modell unter den Aspekten der simultanen Analyse von Kovarianzund Mittelwertstrukturen und der Modelltestung diskutiert. Anschließend werden anhand eines Illustrationsbeispiels aus der pädagogisch-psychologischen Forschung verschiedene Vorgehensweisen der Kreuzvalidierung einander gegenübergestellt und an empirischen Daten demonstriert. Es zeigt sich, daß die Obernahme exakter numerischer Parameterwerte sowohl aufgrund inhaltlicher wie auch formaler Argumente unangemessen streng erscheint. Diese Einschätzung kann empirisch belegt werden, indem eine Approximation von Intervallrestriktionen vorgenommen wird.This study focuses on the problem of how to judge the adequacy of theoretical models on the basis of statistical hypothesis testing procedures. In particular, problems of testing multivariate structural equation models (LISREL-models) are discussed. In a first step, the possibilities of simultaneously analyzing covariance and mean structures and of testing LISREL models are discussed . Next, data from a study conducted in the field of educational psychology are used to illustrate different procedures of cross-validating LISREL models. As it turns out, the usual restriction to base the model on equivalent numerical parameter values appears to be inappropriately rigorous. Thus, the suggestion is that cross-validations of structural equation models should rely on approximations of interval restrictions instead.Le jugement de l'appropriation des modeles theoriques base sur des tests d'hytheses statistiques est d'une importance capitale pour la recherche empirique . Les problemes lies a la verification de modeJes muJtivariants d'equation structurale sont au cen tre de cette etude. On trouve pour commencer une discussion sur le modele LISREL sous l'aspect de l'analyse simultanee de structures de covariance et de valeur moyenne et sous celui de la verification du modele. Suit ne comparaison de differents procedes de validation croiée. demontree d'apres des donnees empiriques et illustree par des exemples pris dans Ja recherche psychopedagogique. Il en ressort que la reprise de parametres numeriques exacts parait inadequate dans sa rigueur en raison d'arguments concernant tant le fond que la forme. Cette evaluation peut etre prouvee de facon empirique en faisant une approximation des restrictions d'intervalles