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Messages differing in number of symbols and symbol information load were presented tachistoscopically to 4 adult Ss, The messages were constructed by random drawing with replacement from an alphabet of 8 black form symbols and an alphabet of 32 colored form symbols. The number of symbols recalled varied as a function of alphabet; however, the information in recall was constant for all conditions. The number of symbols recalled and the information in recall was independent of message length.
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Hyman, L.M., Kaufman, H. Information and the memory span. Perception & Psychophysics 1, 235–237 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03207386
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03207386