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The encoding variability (EV) of the B terms (mediators) was varied in an attempt to contrast the mechanisms of unlearning and mediation in the three-stage chaining paradigm, i.e., A-B, B-C, A-C, and the corresponding pseudomediation groups. It was thought that the pseudomediation hypothesis might apply only for low-EV B terms, where unlearning might be more likely. Test-list performance indicated mediated facilitation, and there was a difference of comparable magnitude for the pseudomediation groups, but neither was influenced by the EV of the mediating terms.
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The author wishes to acknowledge Richard A. Fry for serving as E and the comments on an earlier draft of this paper by L. R. Goulet and D. H. Kausler.
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Mueller, J.H. Encoding variability in mediated transfer. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 1, 175–177 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334332
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