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Peer reviewedWeisshed, Ethel – Psychological Reports, 1973
The determination of the extent to which generalizations derived from studies of rote verbal learning, particularly paired-associate learning applied to highly meaningful materials, was the focus of this study. It was found that discriminating tags to synonyms and antonyms permitting the application of appropriate transfer rules may be attached.…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Memorization, Paired Associate Learning, Poetry
Download full textReese, Hayne W.; And Others – 1989
A cross-sectional study that investigated memory variables in 100 subjects in 4 age ranges (17-22, 40-50, 60-70, and 75-99) found that the 60-70 year olds were more impaired with respect to retrieval than storage and the major problem with memory among the 75-99 year olds was retrieval from short- or long-term memory. Because the study was…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cross Sectional Studies, Encoding (Psychology)
