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A Note on a Cognitive Probability Model Incorporating the Serial Position Effect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

James K. Brewer and
F. J. King
James K. Brewer
Affiliation:
Florida State University
F. J. King
Affiliation:
Florida State University
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Abstract

A generalization of a cognitive probability model is proposed utilizing the serial position effect to account for decay in probability of recall. The general nature of the model permits the incorporation of almost any of the recent free-recall serial position curve results. Two examples, hypothesizing different serial position curves, are given.

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Psychometrika , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , June 1968, pp. 249 - 252
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Copyright © 1968 The Psychometric Society

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