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Lists of digits were presented dichotically to Ss who were required to recall them by typing those received by the left ear with the left hand and those received by the right ear with the right hand. The immediate memory span whether measured by the performance on either or on both of the channels combined was substantially inferior to performance where only one list was heard and the S typed the response with one hand.
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Moray, N., Reid, A.J. Two channel immediate memory span. Psychon Sci 8, 249–250 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331645
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