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Mayer, Richard E. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1978
This research investigates whether subjects who receive the premises for a linear ordering in story format acquire a different memory structure and use a different solution algorithm than subjects who receive the same premises in equation format. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Experimental Psychology, Experiments

Murdock, Bennet B., Jr. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 1976
Deals with memory for lists of items. The literature is briefly reviewed, and the main difficulties for traditional explanations of serial order effects are noted. (RK)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Experimental Psychology, Experiments, Memory