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Fifty-six undergraduates participated in a probe experiment investigating the effects of list structure and rate of presentation on recall. Very strong serial-position effects were found, with structured lists exhibiting higher recall and a von Restorff effect. Rate of presentation did not result in significant differences.
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This research was supported, in part, by United States Public Health Service Research Grant MH 13192 to Wayne H. Bartz and conducted while the author was a graduate research assistant.
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Stock, W.A. Structure and short-term memory. Psychon Sci 18, 213–214 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335742
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335742