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Runquist & English (1964), using adjectives as R terms, found that the effects of R pretraining on PAL disappeared when PAL involved (1) unlimited time for response and (2) forced availability of the R terms during PAL. They attributed the. disappearance of the R-pretraining effect to the use of the forced-availability technique and drew theoretical conclusions accordingly. The present two experiments indicate that, for the type of R terms used by Runquist and English, R-pretraining effects disappear under unlimited time for response even in the absence of forced availability.
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Tbe present study was partially supported by National Science Foundation Grant GB 16851; in addition, the study was carried out while tbe fust author beld a National Science Foundation undergraduate research participation award under Grant GY 5949.
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Barnes, H., Saltz, E. Effect of R-pretraining on PAL with unlimited time for response. Psychon Sci 18, 81 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335706
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