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Marcus, Sandra L. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1982
Examines recall of passages in order to determine relative importance of lines according to their function in argument. Results indicate that hypothetical assumptions and their logical consequences are less well remembered than facts and that facts introduced are better recalled than facts conducted in the course of an argument. (EKN)
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Language Usage, Logical Thinking
