Abstract
3 running memory experiments were administered to college students. Over-all error difficulty was manipulated by requiring different previously seen symbols to be recalled and varying the time allowed for recall. Results showed that errors attributable to one particular symbol serial-order did not change as a function of mean error. It was concluded that serial order can be a unique source of error in running memory because "interference" and temporal duration cannot account simultaneously for the divergent error trends. Moreover, serial order must be of special importance in determining the relative accessibility of retained items. A further conclusion was that a viewed symbol has to become part of 5"s memory load if it is to be compared with a previously seen symbol.
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