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Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. Vol 105(2), Jun 1976, 191-216.

In 4 experiments with 76 undergraduates, differences in recall-recognition memory for lists were examined in relation to serial order and the category effect. Results indicate that with recognition, there was either no difference in the retention of order information between same-category and different-category lists or, in one case, same-category lists were actually better. Thus, the item-order comparison clearly worked differently for recognition than it did for recall. The results and the theoretical analysis seem to support the general utility of the item-order distinction. A general finite state model can account for the category effects but runs into a serious problem on the relative accuracy level of old and new items. A nesting model may be the most promising; it can account for item and order effects in general, though many details remain to be worked out. A general assessment of what is currently known about serial order effects in human memory is included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

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