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Four experimental manipulations of association value (LLL, HLL, LHL, and LLH) were applied to the AB, BC, AC paradigm. High association value word pairs (H) facilitated list learning as well as mediation. It appeared that the mediation facilitation was greatest when the high associates were in Stages 1 and 3 of the paradigm, being minimally effective in Stage 2.
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This study was conducted as an undergraduate independent research project by the first author under the direction of the second author. Grateful acknowledgement is extended to the Department of Psychology, USF, for their cooperation re: Ss, apparatus, and space.
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Cooke, T.P., Blount, W.R. Mediation as a function of association value in the AB, BC, AC paradigm. Psychon Sci 17, 211–212 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329175
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