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Eleven Ss were required to listen to three pairs of digits presented dichotically. The member of each pair arrived simultaneously at opposite ears. They were asked to recall them either vocally, alternating between the ears, or manually on a keyboard which allowed them to respond to both ears at once. Contrary to Broadbent’s earlier findings, very high levels of recall can be achieved in both conditions when the presentation rate is as high as 2 signals/ear/second.
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Moray, N., Jordan, A. Practice and compatability in 2-channel short-term memory. Psychon Sci 4, 427–428 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342373
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