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An attempt was made to determine if Ss’ strategy of retaining stimulus material changed under conditions of bisensory simultaneous stimulation when one of the two inputs was relevant information as opposed to interference. Thus in Group 1 Ss were stimulated bisensorily, attended to both inputs (information), but recalled only one input. Ss in Group 2 were stimulated bisensorily, attended to only one input, and recalled only that input (interference). It was found that S’s efficiency of recall was decreased in the information condition (Group 1) but strategy was not altered. In both groups, Ss performed similarly; performance was in turn similar to that observed in the typical bisensory situation, i.e., where both channels are recalled.
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Supported by grants from USPHS (MH 15600), the American Philosophical Society, and The Society of the Sigma Xi.
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Dornbush, R.L. Stimulus information and stimulus interference in bisensory short-term memory. Perception & Psychophysics 5, 303–304 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03209568
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