The A-B, B-Cr, A-C mediation paradigm: Recall of A-B following varying numbers of trials of A-C learning

Mediated interference in the A-B, B-Cr, A-C paradigm was investigated, using materials and procedures similar to those known to produce reliable mediated facilitation. In addition, recall of A-B was measured following either 0, 3, 7, or 15 trials of A-C learning. No evidence for mediated interference, in either the A-C acquisition or the A-B recall data, was found. It was concluded that the mediating processes in interference and facilitation paradigms may be quite different.