Journal of Experimental Psychology · 1962 · 1.8K citations · 10 references
Social SciencesBehavioral SciencesPsychologyCognitive PsychologyMemoryEpisodic MemoryItem Characteristic CurvesMemory RetrievalRecall MemoryRecognition MemoryWorking MemoryImmediate Serial RecallLower AsymptotePrimacy EffectsSerial Order EffectsSerial Order RecallSerial Position EffectUpper AsymptoteWord List Recall
The serial position curve is characterized by a steep, possibly exponential, primacy effect extending over the 1st 3 or 4 words in the list, an S-shaped recency effect extending over the last 8 words in the list, and a horizontal asymptote spanning the primacy and recency effect. The shape of the cu
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The retention of individual items.
Bennet B. Murdock · Journal of Experimental Psychology · 1961 · 263 citations