Effect of amount of prior free recall learning on paired-associate transfer.

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Presented a 24-item free recall list followed by a paired-associate list to 4 groups of 20 undergraduates. Groups differed in free recall learning criterion (high or low) and in whether the free recall and paired-associate lists contained the same words (experimental transfer condition) or different words (control condition). Significant paired-associate negative transfer was found for the high- but not the low-criterion experimental groups. Results indicate that substantial levels of free recall learning are necessary for sufficient development of subjective interitem organizational units to interfere significantly with subsequent paired-associate performance on incompatible pairings of these same items. Ss with high subjective organization, however, showed better paired-associate performance than low organizers in experimental as well as control conditions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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