The relative effectiveness for recall of color and/or category member cues from a compound stimulus was studied in 108 Ss as a function of the number of categories (1 to 8) in the presentation list. As the number of categories decreased, effectiveness of color increased and category member remained relatively unchanged. Results may reflect cue-selection.
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