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The phenomenon of recovery, a transient enhancement of performance following an interruption, is demonstrated to occur in controlled continuing association. The effect is shown to be manipulable by changing the experimental procedure. It appears to be a fairly common behavioral process, observable with a wide range of activities.
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Molina, E.J. A Demonstration of Recovery in Controlled Continuing Association. Psychol Rec 32, 381–396 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394797
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