Table 1.

Correlations between prior knowledge and recall at third and fourth sessions.

	Recall after 1 week Controlling…						Recall after 12 weeks Controlling…
		Other domains	Interest	Common knowledge	Reading speed	Reading comprehension		Other domains	Interest	Common knowledge	Reading speed	Reading comprehension
Total prior knowledge	0.350**	−	0.317**	0.357**	0.344**	0.296**	0.316**	−	0.298*	0.298*	0.314*	0.287*
Knowledge of biology	0.039	−0.115	0.009	0.012	0.015	0.020	0.025	−0.029	0.054	0.003	0.014	0.000
Knowledge of medicine	0.221*	0.087	0.232*	0.240*	0.228*	0.195	0.251*	0.140	0.211	0.184	0.220	0.196
Knowledge of Christian values	0.194*	0.317*	0.152	0.169	0.163	0.122	0.213	0.206	0.225	0.238	0.239	0.229
Knowledge of philosophical concepts	0.063	0.078	0.119	0.064	0.062	0.051	0.017	−0.078	0.101	−0.002	0.022	−0.016
Knowledge of German federal law	0.394**	0.376**	0.365**	0.403**	0.401**	0.365**	0.221	0.199	0.197	0.222	0.219	0.210
Knowledge of special needs	0.068	−0.212	0.075	0.117	0.099	0.064	0.114	−0.028	0.080	0.095	0.125	0.106
Knowledge of consequences of abortion	0.166	0.110	0.102	0.176	0.157	0.127	0.215	0.155	0.116	0.195	0.181	0.179

^*α = 0.05,

^**α = 0.01.