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Download full textUnderwood, Benton J.; Zimmerman, Joel – 1973
The central question of this report concerned the role of formal similarity in free recall of lists of trigrams and lists of three-letter word triads. Similarity was manipulated among trigrams by duplicating words. An initial study showed that lists of 16 letters were learned more rapidly than a list of 16 three-letter words. Therefore, in the…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, College Students
Peer reviewedPostman, Leo – Psychological Review, 1971
The relationship of learning to organization of stimuli is explored. (CK)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Interference (Language)
