Abstract
Category size has consistent effects in cued recall. In general, the smaller the implicitly encoded set, the higher the likelihood of correct recall. The purpose of the present series of experiments was to determine whether free recall would also vary with the size of the implicitly encoded set. Four experiments are reported that involve manipulations of nominal category size, type of category, word relatedness, single/multiple trials, and study trial instructions. No effects of category size were obtained in any of these experiments. The results are interpreted as suggesting that different retrieval processes are associated with the two methods of recall. Category size effects appear to depend on directing retrieval toward specific characteristics of the target words.
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