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Two experiments investigated the effect of spacing on the solution of word and nonword anagrams. In word problems the five letters already constitute a word and the solution is another unrelated word. The results indicate that word problems are more difficult than nonword problems and that spacing probably does not affect anagram solution.
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The authors wish to express their appreciation to Professor Carl P. Duncan for his assistance with this study.
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Ekstrand, B.R., Dominowski, R.L. Solving words as anagrams. Psychon Sci 2, 239–240 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343425
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