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http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0032367
Investigated the determinants of intralist inhibition of 1 class of items, accompanied by facilitated recall of another class, in 2 single-trial free recall experiments with 96 undergraduates using the A + 2B paradigm. While the explanation of the effect is not clear, the findings have implications for interpretation of data in which some items are "strengthened," in relation to other items, as a consequence of their repeated occurrence in input lists, recall by Ss, or presentation by E as part-list retrieval cues. (21 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)