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The present research investigated both an arousal and an avoidance of negative affect explanation of incidental retention data reported by Pallak (1969). Ss performed a paired-associate copying task after learning that they would receive either (1) painful electric shock (high shock) or visual stimulation (low shock) in a subsequent experiment or (2) $4.50 (high payment) or $1.00 (low payment) in a subsequent experiment. Incidental retention was greater in both the high shock and high payment than it was in the low shock and low payment conditions, consistent with the arousal explanation.
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The present research was supported by a faculty research grant awarded by the Graduate College (University of Iowa) from NIH Biomedical Sciences Research Support Program funds
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Pallak, M.S., Andrew, J. The effects of expected shock and expected payment on incidental retention. Psychon Sci 18, 323–325 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332378
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