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Acquisition of a paired-associate list was compared for lists having adjective responses and either homograph or nonhomograph stimuli. The two sets of stimuli were equated for mean length, frequency, and image value. Acquisition of the list with homograph stimuli was significantly slower, a result consistent with Martin’s encoding variability hypothesis.
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This research was supported by Grant 19859 from NIMH to the first author.
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James, C.T., Boeck, W.J. Paired-associate learning with homograph stimuli. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 2, 81–82 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327721
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