Older and younger Ss were equated on original learning by learning a list of words to a criterion of one perfect trial. The older and younger Ss were divided into four recall interval groups: 15 min., 1 hr., 1 day, and 1 wk. The recall interval reached significance, but neither age nor the interaction between age and recall reached an acceptable level of statistical significance.
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