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Sixty Ss were assigned to five independent groups of a three-stage experiment. In Stage 1, four groups received forward conditioning, and a fifth was an unpaired control. In Stage 2, a new CS received forward conditioning, backward conditioning, or unpaired presentations. In Stage 3, responses to components and compounds made up of CSs from Stages 1 and 2 were tested. Groups did not differ on a pretest. All forward groups conditioned in Stage 1. In Stage 2, forward and unpaired groups differed, but backward groups did not differ from either forward or unpaired groups. In Stage 3, the forward-forward group differed significantly from the unpaired group. Backward groups did not differ from the forward group but differed at a marginally significant level from the unpaired group.
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This research was supported in part by Grant MH-3916 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Grings, W.W., Zeiner, A. Compound stimulus transfer among forward and backward conditioning situations. Psychon Sci 17, 353–354 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335277
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335277