Design (repeated measures and completely randomized) and Test (SR-recall and SR-recognition) were varied in two paired-associate experiments to explore the effects of Meaningfulness Level on stimulus and response learning. Contemporary associative learning theory was rejected in favor of a “multiple-choice strategy-selection” model in the interpretation of the results which showed that level of meaningfulness interacted more with stimulus than response learning for repeated measures design.
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