Abstract
The effects or presentation (P) and recall (R) trials on organization in multitrial free recall were investigated by independently varying the sequences of P-trials and R-trials within eight-trial cycles. An S-unit task, in which Ss indicated their subjective groupings of the recall items, was administered at the end of two successive cycles. The major findings were: (a) P-trials and R-trials produced an equivalent number of two-item units in recall and the same types of S-units; (b) R-trials revealed significantly higher sequential ordering of the two-item response units and a greater cohesiveness of the S-unit elements on the recall trials. The results suggested that P-trials and R-trials contributed equally to unit formation while R-trials had a larger effect than P-trials on unit consolidation.
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