Translations as Interpair Right and Wrong Items in Double-Function Verbal Discrimination Learning

Abstract

60 subjects learned one of five verbal discrimination lists, a Spanish single-function, an English single-function, a mixed double-function, a Spanish double-function, or an English double-function. The results indicated superior performance on the single-function lists, intermediate performance with the mixed list, and poor performance on the two double-function lists. The results indicated that translations are of intermediate similarity when used as interpair right and wrong items in verbal discrimination learning.