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Forty Ss learned homogenous paired-associate lists consisting of 12 number-CVC trigram pairs equated for association value and familiarity. Two groups of 10 Ss each learned lists having low PR (easy to pronounce) response terms; 2 groups learned lists having high PR (difficult to pronounce) response terms. High and low PR groups did not differ significantly either in terms of mean number of trials to reach criterion or mean total number of correct responses over 25 trials. Rank-order correlations indicated that PR predicted neither the length of the integrative stage nor the total number of correct associations for these CVC trigrams. Results were discussed in terms of list homogeneity with respect to PR and trigram form-class, and in terms of the particular items comprising the lists.
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The authors are indebted to Prof. R. W. Schulz for his suggestions and criticisms.
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Braud, W.G., Tolin, P. & Holborn, S.W. Pronunciability rating and learning of doubly homogeneous paired-associate lists. Psychon Sci 6, 457–458 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328089
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