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Here is one way to do the measurement.
Two lists are used:
1. | List A contains 20 words of three characters each. |
2. | List B contains 20 non-words of three characters each. |
To measure a person's ability to remember words (or non-words), each subject follows these steps:
1. | Study the list for two minutes. |
2. | Pause for 20 seconds. |
3. | In one minute, list all the words or non-words that the subject can recall. |
In this version of the experiment, we will show the list of non-words (List B) before the list of words. The subject's final score is the number of words (or non-words) he or she was able to correctly recall.
Try the experiment yourself, using the following Interactive Activity.
This activity requires the Flash plug-in, which you can download for free from Macromedia's Web site. To perform a non-interactive version of this activity, you'll need a subject and a timekeeper.
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