Building on 2 previous studies (B. R. Ekstrand, 1967; B. R. Ekstrand, M. J. Sullivan, D. F. Parker, & J. N. West, 1971), the authors present 2 experiments that were aimed at characterizing the role of retroactive interference in sleep-associated declarative memory consolidation. Using an A-B, A-C paradigm with lists of word pairs in Experiment 1,…

This report covers a series of learning experiments utilizing lists of paired- associates (word pairs). Each experiment consists of three phases. In the first phase the subjects learn a list of paired-associates to a certain performance level. In the second phase (interpolated learning) other sets of paired-associates are learned. Finally, phase…

The major purpose of the present study was to provide a direct comparison of temporal contiguity effects in intentional and incidental PA learning, using the same orienting conditions and ISI values in intentional and incidental learning tasks. (Author)

The present experiment focused on the cue-selection strategies retarded individuals use during paired-associate learning. (Author)

Several experiments have shown that isolating a response term facilitates paired-associate learning even when the response terms are well-integrated items. The present experiment was done to determine whether response-term recall would also be enhanced under this condition. (Author/RK)

Two experiments contrasted the effects of high and low ego strength (as measured by Cattell's Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire) on confidence thresholds (FG scores) under the anticipation and recall methods. (Editor)

To test the prediction from generalization theory that the ease of learning an item will be inversely related to the size of the set of which it is a member, 80 subjects were exposed to a serially presented list of pairs for 15 trials. (Editor)

The purpose of this study was to determine if stimuli of high potential imagery (pictures) would be less subject to negative transfer than stimuli of lower potential imagery (concrete words). (Editor)

The effects of vocalized tests on paired-associate learning were compared with those of silent tests and of blank trials by using six conditions, each repeating a pattern of six cycles including one study trial. (Editor/RK)

The global psychophysical theory of summation and magnitude production of R. D. Luce (2002) had joint presentations of pairs of intensities (measured above threshold) being matched asymmetrically, with 1 component being 0 intensity and the other the matching intensity. For loudness, an intensity pair to the 2 ears is matched by an intensity in…

Improvements in 5- and 7-year-olds' acquisition and retention of related concept pairings were examined when additional similarities and differences between pair members were provided. Using a standard paired-associate learning paradigm, children learned 18 related picture pairs; some of the children either were given or produced additional…

The contribution to learning of the learning materials' arousal properties was investigated using degree of interest of the stimulus and response terms as the index of arousal. Words equated on meaningfulness, imagery, and concreteness and rated as high (H), medium (M), and low (L) in interest were used to represent the 3 levels of interest, and…