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Immediate and delayed (7, 14, and 28 days) free recalls of 40-item lists were studied. The lists consisted either of high- or low-frequency associates of the category names and were presented in either blocked or random order. The delay groups did not differ at immediate recall, but item recall decreased with time up to 14 days. Categorial intrusions increased with delay. List organization as measured by repetitions declined with delay but not as measured by ratio of repetition. The findings are interpreted in terms of loss of knowledge of the list membership of categorial items with time.
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Horton, D.L., Cofer, C.N. Free recall of categorially related list items over long retention intervals. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 5, 127–129 (1975). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333222
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