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A recognition memory experiment investigated Ss’ ability to organize information in short-term memory. A paradigm similar to that used by Sternberg was employed. A sequentially presented series of six digits (positive set) was shown with each digit appearing on a red, green, or amber background. The colors defined different ensembles, and responding to a test digit was contingent upon an item’s membership in the positive set and the color-defined ensemble. Reaction time (RT) to the test digits indicated that Ss did organize information into ensembles. Furthermore, when informative cues were presented prior to the test item, Ss directed and confined their search to the cued subset.
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This investigation was supported by National Science Foundation Grant GB-16729 awalded to Bowling Green State University and the second author.
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Crain, R.D., DeRosa, D.V. Retrieval of information from multiple ensembles in short-term memory. Memory & Cognition 2, 255–260 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03208992
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