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Retrieval processes in the long-term recognition of well organized material showed the expected organizational effects on “slow” recognition responses. Ss sorted 100 words into two to seven categories until a stable organization was achieved. The data showed the usual correlations between organization (number of categories used) and recall and recognition. Recognition tests a week after the sorting task revealed no differences between Ss using many or few categories for the “fast” recognition responses, defined as the faster 50% of each S’s latency distribution. The organizational effect was clearly evident for the “slow” 50% of the responses. The data support the retrieval check hypothesis in recognition under the assumption that retrieval operations take additional time during the recognition process.
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This research was supported by NSF Grant GB 20798 and NIMH Grant MH-15828.
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Mandler, G., Boeck, W.J. Retrieval processes in recognition. Memory & Cognition 2, 613–615 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03198129
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