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In order to examine the reported similarity in error distribution for recall of successively and simultaneously presented material, the two conditions were compared under total and partial report procedures. However, in this study, omission errors were predominately at the front of the list for successive presentation and to the right for simultaneous presentation with both report procedures. Further investigation of successive presentation total report showed mislocation errors shifted toward the rear of the list relative to omission errors. These results lend some support to descriptions of memory which include a “reception” stage and an “organization” stage. The similarity in error distributions for successive and simultaneous presentations results in part from similar organizational strategies.
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This research was supported by PHS Research Grant MH 08889-01 from the National Institutes of Health. We thank E. Rae Harcum for his valuable suggestions at all stages of the investigation and V. V. McKenna for pertinent criticisms of our conclusions. Heidi Pixton assisted in data tabulation.
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Derks, P.L., Freeman, L. Recall of simultaneously and successively presented information. Psychon Sci 5, 51–52 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328275
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