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AB acquisition was followed by either card sorting or another list (CC’r) prior to AC acquisition. Retention loss under both these conditions was equivalent to a group that had contiguous presentation of AB and AC and was significantly greater than a control group that had no unlearning.
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This study was in part supported by a grant-in-aid from the SUNY Research Foundation.
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Lazar, G., Weiss, E. Unlearning as a function of the activity between AB and AC acquisition. Psychon Sci 20, 69–70 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335605
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