Input order and output interference in organized recall.

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The present experiment determined that the input position of the category was not as important in determining output interference as it was found to be in experiments dealing with discrete recall. 180 undergraduates were assigned to either restricted or free recall conditions. 6 categories of 12 words each were presented to each group. In the restricted recall group, each S was given 1 min to recall items from each category, one at a time, after having studied the category names for 20 sec. In the free recall group, Ss were given 6 min to recall words from all categories. Output interference was found for items from all portions of the input list. Parallel output-interference functions were found for both the 1st- and last input categories. A comparison of restricted recall to free recall suggests that the serial position curve seen in categorized free recall might be due to differential output interference dependent upon the order of output. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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