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An experiment was conducted to determine whether the individual differences in subjective organization that appear during free-recall memorization are due to individual differences in short-term memory or to individual differences in the ability to form and maintain interitem associations as had been suggested by Earhard (1967) and Earhard & Endicott (1969). Ss preselected as high and low subjective organizers, according to their performance during free recall, were tested for short-term memory by the task introduced by Peterson & Peterson (1959). The results indicated that high and low subjective organizers do not differ in short-term memory. These results were discussed in terms of the dichotomy between short-term and long-term memory processes.
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This research was supported by Grant APA-214 from the National Research Council of Canada. The cooperation of Dr. J. Gordon of St. Mary’s University is gratefully acknowledged. Sandra Brown conducted the experiment.
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Earhard, M. Individual differences in subjective organization: short-term memory. Psychon Sci 18, 220–221 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335746
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