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Consistency is probably a better strategy, but there may be measurable
But not every experiment that CAN be done SHOULD be done. Once you have
some good generalizations, you don't test every specific instance. I
don't
need to unplug my computer to know that I would lose this email.
Similarly,
I expect from my knowledge of learning that being self-consistent leads to
improved performance. I was willing to accept that I could extrapolate to
this specific instance without need of a new experiment. (Plus it would
be
nearly impossible to segregate the students for 10 yr and shield them from
the hordes using a different convention to see if there was any long-term
advantage. You might actually find they do worse becuase they are forced
to
learn a new convention to fit in with the crowd.)