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Baddeley & Dale (1966) using a classical A-B, A′-C interference paradigm showed an adverse effect of semantic similarity on the long-term retention of paired associates. The present study applied the same procedure to the study of acoustic similarity. No significant effect was found.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the British Medical Research Council.
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Dale, H.C.A., Baddeley, A.D. Acoustic similarity in long-term paired-associate learning. Psychon Sci 16, 209–211 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336383
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