Jarvella (1971) presented individuals with a long oral passage, interrupted it at irregular intervals, and had them write down as much of the preceding discourse as they could, verbatim. The results showed that the percentage of correct recall of a clause was greater if:
A) it was part of the current sentence as opposed to the preceding sentence
B) they were allowed to try to complete the sentence orally
C) it was pragmatically significant
D) it could be imagined visually

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The study found that recall was better for clauses that were part of the current sentence, indicating that memory for language is organized around sentence boundaries.

Jarvella (1971) Presented Individuals with a Long Oral Passage, Interrupted