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Forty college students were given the task of solving 28 anagrams with the help of clues. The anagrams were constructed so that problem words, solutions, and clues were common English words. Set was varied between the two groups by telling one group to expect a recall test (open set) and not so informing the other group (closed set). Clues leading to solutions were subsequently recalled more frequently. Subjects in the open group tended to recall more problem words, while those in the closed group tended to recall more clues. The results were interpreted as being due to differential effects of reward.
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This research was supported in part by Research Career Award l-K6-MH-22-o23 from the National Institute of Mental Health and by Grant DAHCI9-74-G-0008 from the U. S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences to the lust author. The opinions stated in this report are those of the authors and are no way to be considered as endorsed by the U. S. Army.
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Marx, M.H., Pavur, E.J. & Seymour, G.E. Differential recall of problems, clues, and solutions from completed and uncompleted tasks. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 9, 322–324 (1977). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337012
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337012