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It was demonstrated that when intralist similarity is high, paired-associate learning proceeds faster with fixed order presentation than with varied order. When intralist similarity is low, fixed order presentation does not facilitate learning.
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This research was supported by USPHS grant MH07937.
The data was collected while the first author was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Samuels, S.J., Jeffrey, W.E. Intralist similarity and facilitation of paired-associate learning by fixed order presentation. Psychon Sci 5, 141–142 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328321
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