The Effect of Sex of the Subject, Sex of the Experimenter, and Reinforcement Condition On Serial Digit Learning.

In an investigation of the effects of sex of the S, sex of the E, and verbal reinforcement condition on serial digit learning 60 male and 60 female Ss were randomly and equally assigned to one of two male or two female Es. An equal number of Ss participated in conditions of reward, punishment, or neutral treatment. There were no significant differences found. Results are compared to previous learning studies that utilized verbal material.