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Clustering in free recall following verbal-discrimination learning was assessed for two possible classifications: pairs vs right-wrong functions. There was considerable pairwise clustering in free recall in two different studies. This outcome does not follow directly from frequency theory or other explanations of verbal-discrimination learning which assume acquired equivalence by function; it may, however, indicate the effect of an intrapair association on the subsequent free recall organization.
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This investigation was supported by Biomedical Sciences Support Grant FR-07053 from the General Research Support Branch, Division of Research Resources, Bureau of Health Professions Education and Manpower Training, National Institutes of Health.
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Mueller, J.H., Jablonski, E.M. & Fulkerson, F.E. Clustering in free recall following verbal-discrimination learning. Psychon Sci 23, 163–165 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336057
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