Acquired pleasantness and paired-associate learning in mixed and homogeneous lists
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
4-1-1972
Abstract
Conducted 4 experiments with 240 male undergraduates in which nonsense syllables 1st acquired differing degrees of pleasantness (PL) by being paired with either pleasant (P) or indifferent (I) pictures and were then learned as responses in paired-associate lists that were either homogeneous or mixed in PL. Performance with P-paired syllables was superior to that with I-paired syllables in homogeneous lists only when affective contrast was used during the syllable-picture pairing. With mixed lists, performance with P-paired syllables was superior both with and without prior affective contrast. The advantage of the P-paired syllables in mixed lists was found mainly in response learning, while that advantage in homogeneous lists was found mainly in association learning and was of a lesser magnitude. (18 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1972 American Psychological Association.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Experimental Psychology
Volume
93
Issue
1
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Silverstein, Albert. "Acquired pleasantness and paired-associate learning in mixed and homogeneous lists." Journal of Experimental Psychology 93, 1 (1972): 111-117. doi: 10.1037/h0032482.