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In a free recall experiment, total study time per item (2, 4, or 6 sec between subjects) was crossed, with number of item presentations (1 vs. 2, within subjects). Consequently, each subject studied two lists in which each item was presented once for durations of 2, 4, or 6 sec (the prolonged lists), and two lists in which each item was presented twice, spaced, for durations of 1, 2, or 3 sec, respectively. There was no recall advantage for spaced repetitions in any of the three-study time conditions. For the longer study times, recall from the early serial positions relative to the later positions was greater for the prolonged than for the spaced lists. The results may be accounted for by assuming that displaced rehearsal occurs more during prolonged presentations (or massed repetitions) than during spaced repetitions.
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Hall, J.W. Recall of pure lists of prolonged and repeated (spaced) words. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 30, 12–14 (1992). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330383
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