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An experiment was designed to demonstrate the latent inhibition phenomenon in adult humans and to determine the effects of initial level of attention to the to-be-conditioned stimulus during a preexposure phase on subsequent learning. Results indicate that a strong latent inhibition effect can be obtained with adult humans. This effect occurs even though the preexposed stimulus is presented under severe conditions of inattention.
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This research was supported, in part, by the Israel Trustees Foundation Grant 2958 to R. E. Lubow.
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Ginton, A., Urca, G. & Lubow, R.E. The effects of preexposure to a nonattended stimulus on subsequent learning: Latent inhibition in adults. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 5, 5–8 (1975). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336682
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