Phenomena of clustering and subjective organization in free recall are defined by recall-order consistency, which is assumed to reflect the organization a subject imposes upon material he is required to memorize. Contiguity of experience ("thinking" about items together) is proposed as the dominant force underlying this consistency. (Author/FWB)

This study, supported by the National Science Foundation, "shows that the nursery school child remembers a set of pictures or objects better if the items are unitized, rather than arranged in a series. (Author)

Research supported in part by a grant from the U.S. Office of Education, Bureau of Research. Reprints from: Arthur Whimbey, Dept of Psychology, California State College, 25800 Hillary St., Hayward, California 94542.

Provides an introduction to both the history and literature of the role of memory in cognitive psychology. Discussions of aspects of cognitive learning theory are followed by short annotated bibliographies. A list of journals in the field is also provided. (CS)

In three studies, 12-month-old infants were familiarized either tactually or visually with objects and were then tested for visual recognition memory using either (1) the familiar and a novel object, (2) colored pictures of the objects, or (3) outline drawings of the objects. (Author/MP)

Two studies measuring two attention-influencing devices on the attention to visual stimuli of elementary educable mentally retarded students suggested that an arrow may be an effective attention-influencing device with a simple memory task or with older students, while contrast is more effective in a complex memory task. (Author/CL)