Clustering in free recall following verbal-discrimination learning

Abstract

Clustering in free recall following verbal-discrimination learning was assessed for two possible classifications: pairs vs right-wrong functions. There was considerable pairwise clustering in free recall in two different studies. This outcome does not follow directly from frequency theory or other explanations of verbal-discrimination learning which assume acquired equivalence by function; it may, however, indicate the effect of an intrapair association on the subsequent free recall organization.