Abstract
Repeated interjection of a single irrelevant word into sentences, anomalous word-strings, anagrammatic word-strings, and word-lists provides a kind of verbal noise which may amplify the effects of linguistic constraints in immediate memory. In 15 normal Ss such verbal noise significantly decreased immediate recall of word-strings lacking syntactic structure or semantic coherence or both, but had no significant effect on recall of sentences.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 391-392 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Psychonomic Science |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1968 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry