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In a reproduction task which included instances of several schemata mixed together, Ss learned to distinguish among the schemata without knowledge of results. A best fitting equation describing performance as a function of number of reproduction trials accurately predicted learning with new Ss and patterns randomly sampled from a different population (schema). These findings are related to previous research involving generalization of results in a single schema reproduction task.
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1. This research was supported by Office of Education Grant 6-8338 to the senior author. The authors wish to express their appreciation to Selby Evans for suggestions in the design of the experiment and to Susan Cooper for assisting in the collection and analyses of the data.
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Edmonds, E.M., Mueller, M.R. Prediction of mixed schema learning in a reproduction task. Psychon Sci 8, 533–534 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331737
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