Abstract
Ss carried out tasks at one of three levels of difficulty while being presented with free-recall lists. Immediate and delayed recall of the lists were then tested. The results show that difficulty of the concurrent task lowers the output from long-term store (LTS) but does not affect short-term store (STS) at all. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that information load blocks transfer of items from STS to LTS.
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Silverstein, C., Glanzer, M. Concurrent task in free recall: Differential effects of LTS and STS. Psychon Sci 22, 367–368 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332624
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332624