Table 1.
Study schedule | Attentional biasa | Type of category | Test outcome without delaya | Test outcome with delay |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blocked | Within-category similarities | Low similarity | Improved learning | Worse learning |
High similarity | Worse learning | Worse learning | ||
Interleaved | Between-category differences | Low similarity | Worse learning | Improved learning |
High similarity | Improved learning | Improved learning |
The kind of study schedule, attentional bias and categories to be learned are described in the first three columns while the last two columns present predictions for learning and retention performance.
aPredictions based on previous work showing an interaction between category structure and schedule of study (Zulkiply and Burt, 2013; Carvalho and Goldstone, 2014a).