Abstract
Several studies have examined the effect of pattern of success on perceived level of success using a serial-trial task. In the original study of this issue, subjects were influenced more by their level of success at the end of a series of trials, a recency effect. Subsequent studies have found, instead, a primacy effect. This study replicates the original study in which a recency effect was found and assesses the generalizability of the results with other tasks. Three forms of task were used: (a) analogies items, (b) tachistoscopic pattern perception, and (c) a visual-motor coordination task. The experimental procedures were programmed in BASIC for the Commodore 64 to facilitate further extension and replication. Computer presentation was both efficient and effective. A primacy effect was found for all three tasks.
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