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Sixty subjects were presented ordered letter pairs separated by two, four, or six positions and instructed to recite the sequence inclusive of the two letters presented. Half of the subjects recited overtly and the remaining half recited covertly. Earlier studies have suggested that differential recitation times are due to differences in difficulty of “entry” into the alphabet, which relates to alphabetic position. However, the results of the present investigation did not support this hypothesis. The distribution of recitation times was generally more similar in shape when comparisons of a single sequence length were made across groups (overt vs. covert) than of unequal sequence lengths within a group. Data are discussed in terms of phonological transition.
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Browman, C.P., O’Connell, D.C. Sequential phonological effects in recitation times. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 8, 37–39 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337067
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337067