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Three picture stories were constructed by taking slides of people involved in three different activities. Two sequences of these slides were presented. Subjects were asked whether or not each slide in the second sequence was in the same lateral orientation as in the first sequence. Experiment 1 presented the slides in correct or random sequence and in correct or random lateral orientation (2 by 2 design). The two groups who received correct orientation excelled in recognition of orientation in the test series. Experiment 2 replicated the random orientation condition, found that pre-warning of the recognition task had no effect on performance, and suggested that these subjects did not make use of the events in determining laterality. Experiment 3 replicated the correct order and orientation condition and further revealed that new but appropriate slides in the test series were accurately judged as to lateral orientation which fit the context of the original stories.
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Preparation of this paper was supported in part by grants to the University of Minnesota, Center for Research in Human Learning, from the National Science Foundation (BNS-75-03016), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD-01136), the Training Grant (HD-00098), and the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota.
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Kraft, R.N., Jenkins, J.J. Memory for lateral orientation of slides in picture stories. Memory & Cognition 5, 397–403 (1977). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03197378
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