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The hypothesis that sentence length is not a significant factor in sentence recall was tested and rejected. The lengths studied were 5, 7, and 9 words. All sentences were of the active-affirmative type. A structural-complexity factor was found to play no role in recall.
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1. This research was supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Defense, monitored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, under Contract No. AF (638)-1235 with the Human Performance Center, Department of Psychology. The data were collected by Käthe E. Schultz.
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Martin, E., Roberts, K.H. Sentence length and sentence retention in the free-learning situation. Psychon Sci 8, 535–536 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331738
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