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A replication of one of Falkenberg’s (1979) experiments on the reinstatement of context in short-term memory successfully reproduced those results. Having subjects perform the filler task both before and after memory input facilitated recall. However, facilitation was also obtained when a different task was performed prior to input.
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This research was supported by a research grant form the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada to the senior author.
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Runquist, W.N., Crook, E. Context effects in short-term memory: A complication. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 22, 501–502 (1984). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333890
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