The Effects of Set Size on Learning an Item in the Set.

Newman, Slater E.; Jennette, A. Douglas

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Publication Date: 1975

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The Effects of Set Size on Learning an Item in the Set

Newman, Slater E.; Jennette, A. Douglas

American Journal of Psychology, 88, 1, 117-24, Mar 75

To test the prediction from generalization theory that the ease of learning an item will be inversely related to the size of the set of which it is a member, 80 subjects were exposed to a serially presented list of pairs for 15 trials. (Editor)

Descriptors: Learning Processes, Paired Associate Learning, Psychological Studies, Research Methodology, Set Theory, Tables (Data)

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