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Re:Astonishing regularity in learning rate among college stu... by scotty79 on Thursday February 02, 2023 @08:34AM (#34626278)
> Building semantic memory requires repeated exposure.

I think the point of this research is that this requirement is pretty consistent in humans regardless of their other capacities or prior knowledge.

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Re:Astonishing regularity in learning rate among college stu... by barking_biscuit on Thursday February 02, 2023 @03:10PM (#34632312)
Yes, that's my understanding of what this research says too.

Reading through all the comments I can see a lot of people struggling to reconcile this result with their existing mental models of intelligence and learning.

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