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The present study investigated the effects of intersubset discriminability on the performance of strongly and weakly associated pairs presented under a mixed-list procedure. In the low-discriminability condition, the two subsets were presented in the same color, while in the high-discriminability condition, each subset appeared in a different color. Thirty-six Ss were assigned to each condition. Performance measures in terms of number of correct responses and number of trials to perfect recitation indicated facilitation effects for both strong- and weak-association pairs under the high-discriminability condition. The results were discussed in terms of intralist generalization and differentiation.
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Johnson, G.J. Effects of item discriminability in mixed-list presentation of paired associates. Psychon Sci 21, 371–372 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335825
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335825