Relation between stimulus recognition and paired-associate learning.

Abstract

IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT ASSOCIATION ACTIVATION, AS EVIDENCED BY CORRECT RESPONDING, IS CONTINGENT UPON STIMULUS RECOGNITION BUT THAT STIMULUS RECOGNITION DOES NOT DEPEND UPON THE EXISTENCE OF ASSOCIATED RESPONSES. BOTH HYPOTHESES WERE SUPPORTED. USING THE STUDY-TEST METHOD, SS WERE GIVEN PRACTICE ON 12 TRIGRAM-NUMBER PAIRS WHERE 6 OF THE PAIRS REMAINED INTACT AND 6 WERE RE-PAIRED ON EACH STUDY TRIAL. ON EACH TEST TRIAL, THE 12 STUDY-TRIALS TRIGRAMS WERE RANDOMLY INTERMIXED WITH 12 NEW FILLER TRIGRAMS. THE S 1ST HAD TO MAKE A STIMULUS-RECOGNITION RESPONSE AND THEN TO EMIT A NUMBER RESPONSE. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)