Waugh and Norman (1965) Presented Participants with a Sequential List

question 36

Multiple Choice

Waugh and Norman (1965) presented participants with a sequential list of 16 digits.After viewing all 16 digits, the participants were presented with one of the digits that they had seen in the list.They found that:

• A)the fewer items that preceded the probe digit, the better memory was for that probe items.
• B)interference was not a factor in this experimental design.
• C)the fewer items that preceded the probe digit, the better memory was for that probe items
• D)the fewer items that followed the probe digit, the better memory was for the item that preceded it

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