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Mayzner & Tresselt’s (1956) study of nonsense and word anagram solution time which uses a single set of solution words was replicated. Different results were obtained. The discrepancy is attributed in part to the method of computing solution times. The conclusion that word anagrams take longer to solve than nonsense anagrams still appears valid (Beilin & Horn, 1962).
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Beilin, H. Solving words as anagrams: A re-examined issue examined. Psychon Sci 6, 77–78 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327965
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327965