Abstract
Rehearsal during the presentation of free-recall lists was made observable by having S s rehearse aloud as items were shown for study and tape recording their output. Items studied early in the list were found to receive more rehearsal than other list items; probability of recall for individual items was found to be an increasing function of amount of rehearsal; items being rehearsed immediately prior to test were recalled with high probability. A U-shaped serial-position curve was found. It is suggested that the recency effects may be attributed to the high probability of recall observed for items rehearsed just prior to test, while the additional rehearsal accorded initial items of the list results in the primacy effect.
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