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Recall performance on 15-item lists consisting of three letter orders of each of five three-letter anagrams was markedly facilitated if the letter orders of each set were blocked rather than unsystematic ally ordered during presentation, and or Ss were permitted free recall of the items in any order. The blocking effect was larger in magnitude, and also eliminated the superiority of free over serial recall.
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This research was supported by Public Health Service Research Grant HD- 01062 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The author is also indebted to Janis Hagstrom for her extensive contributions to the tabulation and analysis of the data.
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Battig, W.F. Effect of sequential blocking of similar trigrams on free and serial recall. Psychon Sci 5, 369–370 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328443
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