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In two experiments, organization, test type (recall and recognition), and subjects’ expectancies of the type of test they would receive (recall or recognition) were varied. It was found that organizational effects may be influenced by both subjects’ expectancies of the type of test they will receive and the type of test actually received. Results indicated that subjects’ encoding strategies are sensitive to the relationship between the type of material presented and the type of information that they expect to need for the test.
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This research was supported by Grant 1R01 MH25344-01 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Connor, J.M. Effects of organization and expectancy on recall and recognition. Memory & Cognition 5, 315–318 (1977). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03197576
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