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A series of 40 free recall lists with 12 items were presented to each of 80 Ss with either a proper name or a burst of white noise in Position 3, 6, or 10. Forty extroverts and 40 introverts were compared for either recall or recognition of the items. A retrograde amnesia-like effect was found for the item prior to the proper name, but introverts did not show a greater effect as hypothesized. Extroverts and introverts were not differentially affected by the white noise, but the extroverts made more correct responses and errors on the recognition test than did the introverts.
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This research was supported by Southern Illinois University Research and Projects Grant 02-04-08.
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McLaughlin, R.J., Kary, S.K. Amnesic effects in free recall with introverts and extroverts. Psychon Sci 29, 250–252 (1972). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332841
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332841