Recall of Paired Associates as a Function of Arousal and Recall Interval

Abstract

An interaction between arousal and recall interval is hypothesized. High arousal and low arousal groups of Ss were given a paired-associate learning task and tested for recall at intervals of 2 min., 20 min., 45 min., 1 day, and 1 wk. Group means agree with the interaction hypothesis but do not differ significantly.