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Memory for 194 common sounds recorded in high fidelity was tested with a confidence-rated “yes-no” recognition task. Recognition d’ was about 1.74 for both individual and group presentation and test. Performance was equivalent to between 85% and 89% correct in two-alternative forced-choice testing, a level considerably greater than the 69% for sounds found by Miller & Tanis (1971). Memory capacity for sounds is probably not exceeded with 194 items.
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This research was supported by a Pomona College research grant to W.P.B. and a National Science Foundation Grant (No. GU4039) to the Claremont Graduate School.
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Lawrence, D.M., Banks, W.P. Accuracy of recognition memory for common sounds. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 1, 298–300 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334350
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