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Forty-six, 10 and 11 year old children in grade five remembered significantly fewer letters from sets of five consonants after hearing an acoustic disturbance during a five sec retention interval than under normally quiet conditions. Their short term memory was effected significantly more by a scream than by a tone.
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Newell, M. The effects of acoustic disruption on short term memory. Psychon Sci 12, 61 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331191
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