Ss produced 4 successive associations to each of a set of 20 stimulus words on 2 occasions. The distribution within the sequences at Time 2 of the initial responses of Time 1 indicated that the sequences were not composed of independent responses. The distribution within the sequences of Time 1 of the initial responses of Time 2 was virtually identical.
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