Articulatory length and phonological similarity in span tasks: a reply to Baddeley and Andrade.
We report a partial replication of previous results by Caplan, Rochon, and Waters (1992), using methods that address objections raised by Baddeley and Andrade (this issue) and that improve on several techniques used by them. The results cast doubts on the role of articulation in determining the word length effect in span, and hence on the role of articulation in rehearsal.
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Neuropsychology Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D010700:Phonetics; D013060:Speech; D013068:Speech Production Measurement