The author's (Rodewald, 1967) previous study was replicated using a different psychophysical procedure. Recognition thresholds were not a function of prior exposure of the stimuli or of serial position in the prior-exposure session. A difference in experimental designs between the author's studies and previous ones was discussed.
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