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Effects of Type of Recall Test and Spaced Presentations of Stimulus Terms,Response Terms and Stimulus-Response Terms on Retention in Paired-Associate Learning
The present experiment tested the effects of reinforcement type (stimulus term, response term, and stimulus-response pairs) and type of recall-retention test (stimulus type or response type) as between-S variables and delay-of-reinforcement interval as a within-S variable on retention in paired-associate learning. The analysis showed that type of reinforcement and delay-of-reinforcement interval resulted in significant effects. Type of recall-retention test was not significant and interactions were nonsignificant.
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