An analysis of some factors underlying intralist associative transfer in paired-associate learning.

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A within-list method proposed by Spence for varying associative strength and degree of competition in paired-associate learning served as the basis of a logical analysis. With Spence's method as the basic model the analysis resulted in the formulation of 2 new models. 48 6th grade children served as Ss in an investigation of these 3 models. The results supported an hypothesis that number and type of competitive connections are important in determining the degree of intralist associative transfer. A general implicaton was that the new models might prove less complicated than the origianl method for the purpose of assessing hypotheses relating to the interaction of habit and drive. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)