60 subjects in a 2 × 3 factorial design learned and recalled categorized lists. Gains in recall from uncued to cued recall were examined as a function of list organization, either blocked or random, and list length, 5, 8, or 11 categories of 7 items each. Significantly greater gains were observed for the simple effects of both list organization and list length but not their interaction. The pattern was one of greater gains in both total word and categories recalled following blocked list organization and longer lists. Words per category recalled were not significantly affected.
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