Learning time and recall time are negatively correlated (r = -.380) in individual serial learning of words and figures¶

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q2 i3 Among 50 school girls studying words and figures for exact ordered reproduction, learning time and recall time correlated -.380 (P.E. .0816): longer learning time went with shorter recall time. → Myers 1913

Evidence¶

Myers 1913¶

Myers, G. C. (1913). Some correlations between learning and recall. Communications and Discussions. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Some+correlations+between+learning+and+recall%22+Myers

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Individual testing of 50 normal school girls who studied words and figures for exact ordered reproduction, with stop-watch timing of learning and recall. The study found "The correlation between the learning time and recall time was- —.380" with P.E. .0816; r = -.38 exceeds the |r| = .37 threshold for a large effect.

"The correlation between the learning time and recall time was- —.380 (P. E. .0816). This negative correlation indicates that when the learning time was high the recall time was low and vice versa."

Discussion¶

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