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The purpose of the present study was to show whether interference theory and/or trace decay theory account for the forgetting found in motor short-term memory. One variable was the number of prior responses (0 to 6) which the S experienced on a linear slide apparatus; another variable was the length of the retention interval (5, 40, and 75 sec). There were no significant effects due to retention interval, number of prior responses, or the interaction between retention interval and prior responses.
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This research was supported in part by a Faculty Research Grant from the University of Richmond.
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Southall, S.D., Blick, K.A. The role of interference and trace decay in the retention of a simple psychomotor task. Psychon Sci 22, 223–224 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332581
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332581