In this research, synthesized speech sounds were presented to native speakers of various languages. The sounds were intended to systematically explore the front-to-back place of articulation dimension while holding voice and manner constant. Five types of initial consonants were investigated in these studies: voiced stops, voiceless stops,…

Two experiments are reported investigating the effects of immediate recall upon subsequent recall and recognition of list items and examining the relation between positive and negative recency effects. (Author/RM)

BECAUSE THE INTERFERENCE FROM HIS NATIVE LANGUAGE CAUSES A LINGUIST TO HEAR AND IDENTIFY THE SOUNDS OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN TERMS OF HIS OWN, THE AUTHOR HAS PROPOSED A PROCEDURE DESIGNED TO (1) MAKE THE TASK OF PHONEMICIZING A LANGUAGE SHORT AND OBJECTIVE, (2) EQUATE THE PHONEMES OF A LANGUAGE WITH THE PERCEPTION OF THE USERS OF THAT LANGUAGE,…

Determines the relation between recallability and recognizability in experiments presenting a study list, then giving a recall test for some items followed by a recognition test for all items. The results suggested that the set of recallable items were substantially, if not wholly, included within the set of recognizable items. (Author/EJS)

Explores the extent and accuracy of the subject's knowledge concerning his previous memory performance. (Author/RM)

Reference is made to a 1973 article of Singer and Rosenberg regarding linguistic integration. Some of their arguments are supported, and certain claims about integration clarified. (RM)

Two experiments are reported in which subjects judged whether pairs of words viewed simultaneously contained the same stem morpheme. Reaction times for making these judgments are discussed. (Author/RM)

Research supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the Early Education Research Center of the University of Chicago. (DD)

The hypothesis that free recall involves the generation of candidate items followed by a decision process was tested in a situation which compared a standard recall test with a test that involved the overt generation and recognition of candidate items. (SW)

THE VALUE OF THE ACOUSTIC PARAMETERS OF A PHONETIC EVENT VARY FROM SPEAKER TO SPEAKER AND, TO SOME EXTENT, FROM DAY TO DAY. THE ABSENCE OF STABLE INVARIANTS IN SPEECH PRODUCTION IMPLIES THAT A COMPUTER MUST BE SELF-ADAPTIVE IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE THE PHONETIC EVENTS OF DIFFERENT SPEECH PRODUCTIONS. SELF-ADAPTATION, HOWEVER, REQUIRES THAT PHONEME…

Study conducted while the author was the recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellowship and supported, in part, by an Office of Education Research Grant. (VM)

A study is reported in which subjects were shown sentences, some of which they had read previously, after intervals ranging from a few minutes to 32 days. Results show that information about typography can be recovered for at least 32 days after initial reading. Implications are discussed. (Author/RM)

IN THIS EXPERIMENT ERRORS WERE SYSTEMATICALLY INTRODUCED INTO A SERIES OF SENTENCES TO STUDY THEIR EFFECT ON RECOGNITION AND RECALL OF THE SENTENCES. THE SUBJECTS, 32 ADULTS, WERE SHOWN SLIDES OF SENTENCES CONTAINING A SINGLE ERROR ("THE IMPATIENT COMPOSED A SYMPHONY FOR THE ORCHESTRA") AS WELL AS CONTROL SENTENCES WITHOUT ERRORS. THE VIEWING TIME…

In response to Roger Brown's memorial tribute to Eric Lenneberg, (Cognition, June, 1976), the author disagrees with Brown's conclusion that a Whorfian interpretation of both Lenneberg's and his own results regarding the problem of codability and the recognition of colors, is no longer valid. (Author/MV)