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Results are presented which confirm data already published by Corballis (1966), and Murray, (1966). These show that when a sequence of letters or digits is presented for immediate recall, there is a marked difference in the serial position curve of errors according to whether presentation is auditory or visual. This difference specifically shows as a virtual absence of recency in the visual presentation condition.
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Conrad, R., Hull, A.J. Input modality and the serial position curve in short-term memory. Psychon Sci 10, 135–136 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331446
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