100 Ss were presented with auditory and visual lists at rates from 180 to 360 words per min. After each list they were asked to recall as many of the words as possible. At lower rates, recall from auditory stimulation was superior to visual but this reversed at higher rates. Percentage of correct recall from either modality was shown to be a decreasing linear function of percentage compression of the stimuli. Ss imported significantly more incorrect words after auditory lists, regardless of amount of compression.
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