Individual Differences on Two Measures of Incidental Learning

Abstract

Two tests of incidental learning were administered to 40 undergraduate and graduate women. Incidental learning of verbal stimuli did not correlate significantly with incidental learning of non-verbal stimuli. Capacity to explore the visual environment, to persist in attending, and to detect subtle signals was assessed by a vigilance task. Hits on the vigilance task correlated significantly with incidental learning of non-verbal stimuli but not of verbal stimuli.