Patterned versus unpatterned sequences of study and recall trials in free recall of a categorizable word list.

Effects of presentation, recall, and study trials on word recall of a highly structured list

“…The stimulus list employed consisted of four nouns from each of 10 categories, selected from the category norms of Battig and Montague (1969). The specific words and categories used were identical to those used by Simmons (1973).…”

“…There have been several studies (Donaldson, 1971;Hudson, Solomon, & Davis, 1972;Rosner, 1970;Simmons, 1973;Tulving, 1967) which have modified the usual multitrial free recall (MTFR) analysis of alternating presentation (P) and recall (R) periods. All of these studies have demonstrated the influence of R periods to be as great as that of P periods on gross dependent variables such as number of words recalled even though more detailed analyses have indicated differences in some components of total recall.…”