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Using percent error as the dependent variable in serial anticipation learning of 15-word lists, no difference in the serial position curve was found for lists of high or low approximation to sentence word-order. When percent correct responses were examined, high approximation lists produced a flatter curve.
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Simpson, W.E. Errors versus correct responses in the serial learning of word lists. Psychon Sci 7, 213–214 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328546
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