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In a mixed schema task, Ss learned to distinguish among different schemata both with and without knowledge of results (KR). KR did not appear to assist schema learning. These results indicate that humans can discriminate higher order variables (schemata) without external assistance.
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Edmonds, E.M., Mueller, M.R. & Evans, S.H. Effects of knowledge of results on mixed schema discrimination. Psychon Sci 6, 377–378 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330945
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