Waugh and Norman (1965) presented participants with a sequential list of 16 digits.After viewing all 16 digits, the participants were presented with one of the digits that they had seen in the list.They found that:
A) the fewer items that preceded the probe digit, the better memory was for that probe items.
B) interference was not a factor in this experimental design.
C) the fewer items that preceded the probe digit, the better memory was for that probe items
D) the fewer items that followed the probe digit, the better memory was for the item that preceded it
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