Word length effect in free recall of randomly assembled word lists

In serial recall experiments, human subjects are requested to retrieve a list of words in the same order as they were presented. In a classical study, participants were reported to recall more words from study lists composed of short words compared to lists of long words, the word length effect. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Katkov, Mikhail, Romani, Sandro, Tsodyks, Misha
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4196586/