An Analytical Study on Cognitive Process of Natural Phenomena GSR induced by obtaining the necessary information

Abstract

This is a basic research study to make clear the cognitive process in children's learning behavior. An analysis of children's behavior and psycho-physiological activities is used as a means to this end. The study was undertaken to measure psycho-physiological activities in undergraduate students, in place of children, as induced by "Selection" to obtain the necessary information for problem solving. Such activities were recorded in successive tests measuring changes in GSR. By means of GSR testing, 1) Selection to obtain the necessary information for problem solving were measured as the subjects watched the stimuli. 2) Various GSRs were recorded for each student, according to differences in problem solving. The experiment was undertaken using two kinds of natural phenomena. The subjects were five undergraduate students (18-and 19-year-old). The students were asked to interpret the changes of phenomena and to infer the factors of phenomena. These materials were presented by means of TV and the concrete. The results are summarized as follows ; 1) There was a significant difference between the appearance of the waves of GSRs induced by selection of the necessary information with a specific viewpoint and by selection of information without a specific viewpoint. 2) There was a significant difference between the unit area rete of the means of GSRs induced by selection of the necessary information without changes of a viewpoint and by selection of the necessary information with changes of a viewpoint.