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The groups in which shifts in functional encoding from
first to second lists were minimal were: (a) no instruc-
tions were given for list A-B, the first letter of the
trigram was in red for list A-Br (0-1); (b) the first letter
of the trigram was in red for both A-B and A-Br lists (1-1);
and (c) the third letter of the trigram was in red for both
A-B and A-Br lists (3-3). A total of 42 true intrusions
(errors in A-Br learning in which A-B pairings are incor-
rectly given) occurred for these groups. Only five true
intrusions occurred for maximal shift groups (0-3, 1-3,
3-1). This portion of the evidence supports Martin's con-
tention that a shift in functional encoding from list to
list functionally transforms the A-B, A-Br paradigm and its
attendant negative transfer into something approximating
the A-B, C-B paradigm and its lower level of attendant nega-
tive transfer.
There were two measures of second-list learning:
(a) mean number of correct responses on the first two
trials of A-Br learning and (b) mean number of trials to
criterion on A-Br learning. On these two measures of
learning performance there was no significant difference
between "shift" and "nonshift" groups. Williams and Under-
wood hypothesized that both positive and negative factors
accrue with functional encoding shifts from first to second
lists. The total of these positive and negative factors
amount to a performance level equal to that of those not
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Fuhr, Susan R. Theories Contrasted: Rudy's Variability in the Associative Process (V.A.P.) and Martin's Encoding Variability, thesis, December 1976; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503837/m1/21/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .