Self-consistency as a factor affecting immediate recall.

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Abstract
2 null hypotheses generated from Roger''s theory of personality are tested. The first stated that there is no difference in immediate recall performance between stimuli that are consistent with the self-structure and stimuli that are inconsistent. The second null hypothesis was that the difference in recall performance, if any, between consistent and inconsistent stimuli is the same for adjusted and maladjusted groups. 3 different tasks of immediate recall involving nonsense syllables, names of common objects, and self descriptive statements were given to 80 Ss. Consistent stimuli were those the subject contributed himself-lnconsistent stimuli were contributed by the experimenter. The results indicated that both null hypotheses could be rejected.

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