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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > list-length effect

Preferred term

list-length effect  

Definition

  • As the number of items in a list increases, the memory performance decreases (i.e. the percentage of items correctly recalled decreases.) This effect occurs in free recall, cued recall and in recognition.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Strong, E. K. J. (1912). The effect of length of series upon recognition memory. Psychological Review, 19(6), 447–462. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0069812

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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