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. 1975 Jun 6;188(4192):1031-3.
doi: 10.1126/science.188.4192.1031.

Memory retrieval from long and short lists

Memory retrieval from long and short lists

D Burrows et al. Science. .

Abstract

Reaction time in Sternberg's memory retrieval task with both short and long lists is a bilinear function of list length, changing slope at the limits of memory span. Separate long-term and short-term retrieval processes are implied. An alternative one-process model expressed by a logarithmic function is also considered.

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