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Auditory presentation leads to greater recency effects in recall than does visual presentation. This phenomenon (the modality effect) is found in both free and serial recall and in both immediate and delayed recall. Silent mouthing of visually presented stimuli also leads to enhanced recency effects in immediate serial recall. Two experiments reported here extend the generality of the mouthing effect by demonstrating that enhanced recency effects of mouthed stimuli occur in delayed serial and free recall. These results are inconsistent with theories that attribute the modality effect to a purely auditory sensory memory.
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Financial support for this research was provided by NSF Grant No. BNS 82-19661.
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Greene, R.L., Crowder, R.G. Recency effects in delayed recall of mouthed stimuli. Mem Cogn 14, 355–360 (1986). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03202514
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